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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 39 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $106.47 vs $1499.99
- Up to 92% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9960X - $0.75 vs $9.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 7% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 152 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 32 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
142
93.42105263157895%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.87/FPS
7.598784194528877%
Price, $
$1499.99
7%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
80.04354136429608%
Multi-Core
3801
38.03281969181509%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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