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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2948 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Core i7-5930K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $357.37 vs $500.88
- Up to 12% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 7950X - $1.57 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 24% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-5930K - 282 vs 228 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
228
81%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
282
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
88%
Price, $
$500.88
71%
FPS Winner
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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