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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2948 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 43% better in New World than Core i7-5960X - 160 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €252.74 vs €389.98
- Up to 7% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 9 7900X - €2.26 vs €2.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.44/FPS
92%
Price, €
€389.98
64%
FPS Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
112
70%
Value, €/FPS
€2.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€252.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5960X processore 3 GHz Scatola 20 MB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i7-5960X
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
149 FPS
€15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
€17.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,449.99
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152 FPS
€14.47/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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160 FPS
€39.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€6,322.45
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