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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3279 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 12% better in God of War than Core i7-3960X - 185 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - €242.21 vs €562.79
- Up to 62% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-3960X - €1.31 vs €3.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Processore Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core 3,3 GHz 15 MB di cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€242.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
125 FPS
€14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 5900X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€14.56/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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