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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 183 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $225.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 32% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-7960X - $0.43 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 7% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 1700X - 555 vs 519 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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1920 x 1080
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Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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