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Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 22% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-9960X - 258 vs 212 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

212

82%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

258

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.24/FPS

100%

Price, £

£319.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £319.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

62%

Multi-Core

9994

82%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16Cores16
32Threads32
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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