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Pentium 987 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Pentium 987 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)

Buy for £279.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7433 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)

Buy for £279.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7433 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2834 days newer than Pentium 987.

Advantages of Pentium 987

  • Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 17 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 25% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium 987 - 144 vs 115 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 32 vs 2 threads
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A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


FPS

115

80%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

144

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.94/FPS

100%

Price, £

£279.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)

Buy for £279.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7433 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


Single-Core

228

10%

Multi-Core

382

3%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Pentium 987 Logo

Pentium 987

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Feb 1st, 2013
Nov 5th, 2020
PentiumRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeVermeer
Intel BGA 1023AMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Desktop
2
16
2
32
1.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
17 W
105 W
32 nm
7 nm
15.0x
34.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
None
No
Yes

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