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Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

Buy for 314 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2257 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-5960X - 177 vs 159 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 32 vs 16 threads
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

159

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

177

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€314

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

Buy for 314 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

58%

Multi-Core

7389

61%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
32
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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