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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3547 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 35% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - 161 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $93.99 vs $132.34
- Up to 48% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - $0.58 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-960 3.2 GHz 8 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor SLBEU LGA 1366
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.99
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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