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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 4705 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Core i7-950
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - $84.15 vs $117.00
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 5000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-950 - 51 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 97% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-950 - $2.29 vs $84.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 12 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
51
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$117
71%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-950 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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