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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1770 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $298.95 vs $375.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Deathloop than Core i7-5960X - 182 vs 176 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
75.25103366804488%
Multi-Core
7389
74.35097605151942%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 9 3900X
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
121 FPS
$24.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$24.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,677.08
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92 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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