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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1229 days older than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 5500U - 106 vs 105 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 32 vs 12 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.28/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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lucienne | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Graphics 448SP | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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