Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 4725 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 321% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-960 - 101 vs 24 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
16.712049012933967%
Multi-Core
1663
8.619706629347432%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
