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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4069 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Core i7-3960X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €562.79 vs €717.62
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 376% better in League of Legends than Core i7-3960X - 414 vs 87 FPS
- Up to 73% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-3960X - €1.73 vs €6.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 120 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
414
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€717.62
78%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 7950X3D con Tecnologia 3D VCache 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 144 MB di Cache, TDP di 120 W, AMD Socket 5, DDR5 e PCIe 5.0
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
408 FPS
€6.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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409 FPS
€6.11/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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