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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $199.06 vs $510.38
- Up to 57% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 7950X - $1.23 vs $2.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Halo Infinite than Core i3-10300 - 178 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 32 vs 8 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
162
91%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.87/FPS
42%
Price, $
$510.38
39%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$33.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
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110 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,642.99
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70 FPS
$32.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,289
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178 FPS
$25.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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110 FPS
$23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
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178 FPS
$24.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,299.99
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178 FPS
$20.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,686.54
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150 FPS
$20.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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110 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
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110 FPS
$27.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
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