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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1588 days older than Ryzen 5 3550H.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 3550H - 158 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3550H - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
- 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
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3550H
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3550H |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 3550H
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
11 FPS
$79.91/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3550H
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