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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3057 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €247.36 vs €370.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 53% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5960X - 211 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-5960X - €1.75 vs €1.79 per 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5960X processore 3 GHz Scatola 20 MB
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
211
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€370
66%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 7900, 12 Core/24 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 9 7900
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
207 FPS
€8.98/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,859
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196 FPS
€8.01/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,569
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178 FPS
€7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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189 FPS
€7.77/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,469
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