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Core i7-5930K vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Core i7-5930K vs Ryzen 9 3950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 1911 days newer than Core i7-5930K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Performs up to 12% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-5930K - 197 vs 176 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 32 vs 12 threads
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

176

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

197

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.54/FPS

100%

Price, £

£499.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £499.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1156

67%

Multi-Core

5480

51%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo

Intel Core i7-5930K

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed3.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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