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In short — Ryzen 7 1800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 1800X is 1935 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i7-3960X - 672 vs 623 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $275.0 vs $350.0
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
CPU AMD Desktop Ryzen 7 8C/16T 1800X (4.0GHZ,20MB,95W,AM4) Box
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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
61.0079575596817%
Multi-Core
3358
58.55274629468178%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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