Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Core i7-4960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 2133 days newer than Core i7-4960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4960X - 243 vs 212 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Sea of Thieves
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Mythical
TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-4960X
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
