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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 2788 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-5960X - 308 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $117.06 vs $235.05
- Up to 52% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i7-5960X - $0.38 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Resident Evil Village
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1920 x 1080
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Max
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
308
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$117.06
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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