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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1466 days older than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 5% better in Ready or Not than Athlon 200GE - 262 vs 250 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $69.99 vs $160.99
- Up to 54% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-5960X - $0.28 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
250
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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