Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i7-975 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600 is 2870 days newer than Core i7-975.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Performs up to 1500% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-975 - 16 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-975 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-975 - 12 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-975
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-975 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
