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In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 374 days older than Ryzen 3 2300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 26% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 3 2300X - 171 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 32 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 2300X or Core i9-7960X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
108 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 2300X
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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