Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 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 5900 is 2325 days newer than Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5960X - 228 vs 205 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
62.085769980506825%
Multi-Core
7389
74.90116573745566%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Haswell E | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 12 |
16 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |