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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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MSRP in USD: $799
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-930 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3903 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-930
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $198.73 vs $369.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.09 vs $1.59 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-930 - 232 vs 182 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 - 32 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
FPS
182
78%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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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 i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-930 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
232 FPS
$15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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117 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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195 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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171 FPS
$12.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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149 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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122 FPS
$12.05/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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153 FPS
$11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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149 FPS
$11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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158 FPS
$36.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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