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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1161 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i9-7960X - 311 vs 300 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $347.48 vs $369.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.16 vs $1.19 per FPS
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
300
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
100%
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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Threads | 32 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-7960X
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
142 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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168 FPS
$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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199 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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236 FPS
$9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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269 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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152 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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207 FPS
$9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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199 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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216 FPS
$26.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$30.13/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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