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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 26% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-11700 - 582 vs 462 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $220.47 vs $549.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.48 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
462
79%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$220.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i7-11700
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
270 FPS
$5.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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389 FPS
$6.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
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461 FPS
$3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,745.99
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582 FPS
$7.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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247 FPS
$6.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
In Stock
461 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
461 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
In Stock
461 FPS
$5.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
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582 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,429.99
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532 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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