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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Ryzen 3 2300X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1470 days older than Ryzen 3 2300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 3 2300X - 292 vs 289 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 16 vs 4 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1205
94.5839874411303%
Multi-Core
3304
44.715117065908785%
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 2300X or Core i7-5960X
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$86.6/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 2300X
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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