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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 4964 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $100.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $0.15 vs $0.41 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 41% better in Valorant than Core i7-950 - 963 vs 684 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 120 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-950 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
876 FPS
$2.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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925 FPS
$3.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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963 FPS
$3.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,719.99
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925 FPS
$3.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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925 FPS
$3.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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925 FPS
$2.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
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911 FPS
$3.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,049.99
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939 FPS
$3.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,999
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