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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 402 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in F1 22 than Core i9-9960X - 280 vs 275 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $506.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-9960X - $1.81 vs $5.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
280
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$506
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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 High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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