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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3903 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-930
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $198.73 vs $261.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 41% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-930 - 148 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-930 - $1.77 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 24 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
75%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-930 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
133 FPS
$21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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132 FPS
$15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,096.99
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95 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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114 FPS
$14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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133 FPS
$18.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,523.83
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114 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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133 FPS
$21.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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107 FPS
$14.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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127 FPS
$16.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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133 FPS
$11.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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