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In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 17% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-9960X - 237 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $368.99 vs $1499.99
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1378
62.95111923252627%
Multi-Core
9994
82.19425939633194%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-9960X
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
184 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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178 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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184 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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219 FPS
$26.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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194 FPS
$5.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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236 FPS
$10.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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221 FPS
$11.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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199 FPS
$14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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237 FPS
$21.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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134 FPS
$19.03/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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