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The Ryzen 5 7500F is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming CPU than the Core i7-5960X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's €236.00 cheaper!

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 7500F

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 47% cheaper€261.01 vs €497.01
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy65 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of the Core i7-5960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads

Ryzen 5 7500F vs Core i7-5960X for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Logo

Ryzen 5 7500F

Jul 22nd, 2023


Average FPS

215

100%

Min 1% FPS

141

100%

Price, €

€261.01

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.21/FPS

100%


Ryzen 5 7500F vs Core i7-5960X in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Ryzen 5 7500F vs Core i7-5960X in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Logo

Ryzen 5 7500F

Jul 22nd, 2023


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2743

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

12592

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

Sep 1st, 2014


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1312

48%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7447

59%

Performance Specifications

The Ryzen 5 7500F vs Core i7-5960X in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Logo

Ryzen 5 7500F

Jul 22nd, 2023


Cores

6-core

75%

L3 Cache

32 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

5200 MHz

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

Sep 1st, 2014


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

20 MB

62%


Base Frequency

3 GHz

81%

Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

70%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2133 MHz

41%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Ryzen 5 7500F

Specifications

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Core i7-5960X

General
Jul 22nd, 2023
Release DateSep 1st, 2014
$179.00MSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM5SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Not AvailableCodenameHaswell E
65 W
Power Consumption140 W
Performance
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Frequency3.0 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency3.5 GHz
32 MB
L3 Cache20 MB
Other Features
DDR5 @ 5200 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2133 MHz
NoIntegrated GraphicsNo
YesOverclockableYes

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