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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 3970 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Core i7-3960X
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-3960X - 178 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - €367.85 vs €562.79
- Up to 43% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-3960X - €2.07 vs €3.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
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 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€367.85
100%
FPS and Value 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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
151 FPS
€14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€22.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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136 FPS
€17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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158 FPS
€13.28/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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178 FPS
€34.52/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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