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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 953 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 4% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 1400 - 172 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1400 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $110.0 vs $235.05
- Up to 52% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-5960X - $0.66 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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AMD YD1400BBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1400 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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