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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7500F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7500F is 3246 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7500F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
- Performs up to 26% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-5960X - 132 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $223.99 vs $235.05
- Up to 24% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-5960X - $1.7 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
105
79.54545454545455%
Value, $/FPS
$2.24/FPS
75.89285714285712%
Price, $
$235.05
95%
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 7500F
Desktop • Jul 22nd, 2023
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$223.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F R5 7500F 3.7GHz 6-Core 12-Thread CPU Processor 5NM L3=32M 100-000000597 Socket AM5 Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 7500F
Desktop • Jul 22nd, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
46.42857142857143%
Multi-Core
7389
58.62424627102507%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7500F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 22nd, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 7500F
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$12.88/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7500F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7500F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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80 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7500F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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