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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 1770 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-5930K - 132 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $285.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 56% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-5930K - $2.16 vs $4.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$285
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Ryzen 7 3800X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$27.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$33.3/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
$22.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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