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Core i7-2960XM vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i7-2960XM vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i7-2960XM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 3350 days newer than Core i7-2960XM.

Advantages of Core i7-2960XM

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 55 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 66% better in War Thunder than Core i7-2960XM - 223 vs 134 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2960XM - 12 vs 8 threads
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-2960XM Logo
Core i7-2960XM

Mobile • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

134

60%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

223

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€126.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-2960XM Logo
Core i7-2960XM

Mobile • Sep 4th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2960XM Logo
Core i7-2960XM

Mobile • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

542

26%

Multi-Core

1733

20%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i7-2960XM Logo

Core i7-2960XM

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
27.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-2960XM or Ryzen 5 5600X

With selected game settings

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