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Core i7-960 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-960 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 4034 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-960 - 164 vs 149 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

149

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

164

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.67/FPS

100%

Price, €

€273.61

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor, ‎12 Core/24 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.8 GHz

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In Stock

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TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

22%

Multi-Core

1663

13%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Intel Core i7-960

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Oct 20th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest

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