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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 1770 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-5960X - 208 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $129.29 vs $235.05
- Up to 47% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-5960X - $0.62 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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1920 x 1080
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
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208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
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Price, $
$129.29
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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