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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2500X is 2492 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Performs up to 4% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-3960X - 196 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $106.47 vs $350.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-3960X - $0.54 vs $1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
188
95.91836734693877%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
29.03225806451613%
Price, $
$350
30%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
62.55666364460563%
Multi-Core
3358
88.34517232307287%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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