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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 3794 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 27% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-3960X - 144 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $144.32 vs $334.78
- Up to 66% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-3960X - $1.00 vs $2.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X | vs | Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 7 5700X
With selected game settings
63 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.81/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
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