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Prices and StockMSRP $799
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-930 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3903 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-930.
Advantages of Core i7-930
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $144.98 vs $343.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.05 vs $1.56 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 59% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-930 - 220 vs 138 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 32 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
FPS
138
63%
Value, $/FPS
$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.98
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
Buy for $144.98 on Amazon
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Updated 7383 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
Buy for $343.99 on Amazon
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Updated 7383 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-930 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-930 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
114 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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114 FPS
$12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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108 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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157 FPS
$36.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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132 FPS
$21.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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220 FPS
$23.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$39.23/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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97 FPS
$22.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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