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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 2620 days newer than Core i7-4960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 22% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-4960X - 197 vs 161 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4960X - 24 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
197
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£197
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4960X
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-4960X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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148 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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170 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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197 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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105 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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