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Core i7-860 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-860 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4076 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-860.

Advantages of Core i7-860

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 19% better in Saints Row than Core i7-860 - 174 vs 146 FPS
  • Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-860 - €242.21 vs €277.47
  • Up to 27% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-860 - €1.39 vs €1.90 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Core i7-860

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

146

84%

Value, €/FPS

€1.9/FPS

73%

Price, €

€277.47

87%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

174

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.39/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)

Buy for 242.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 234 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Core i7-860

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Core i7-860

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

446

20%

Multi-Core

1463

12%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-860 Logo

Core i7-860

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Sep 8th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
LynnfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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