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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7820X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1228 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7820X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 19% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i7-7820X - 171 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-7820X - $369.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i7-7820X - $2.16 vs $3.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-7820X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7820X - 32 vs 16 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-7820X Octa-core 8 Core 3.60 GHz Processor Socket R4 LGA-2066
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7820X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7820X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-7820X or Ryzen 9 5950X
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
116 FPS
$9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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128 FPS
$11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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155 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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165 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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121 FPS
$12.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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144 FPS
$13.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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141 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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148 FPS
$38.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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84 FPS
$27.98/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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