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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 3688 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-960 - 209 vs 191 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 32 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.39/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)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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