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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1326 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 0% better in Death Stranding than Ryzen 5 2600X - 224 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $99.97 vs $160.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-5960X - $0.45 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
223
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 2600X
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
70 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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