Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1588 days older than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 3500U - 130 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 15 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500U |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
