Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 3626 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 25% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-960 - 210 vs 168 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
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Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
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Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
31.575562700964632%
Multi-Core
1663
28.42735042735043%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 65 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |