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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 4725 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 31% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-960 - 189 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $207.98 vs $220.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-960 - $1.1 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$207.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 5 7600X
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
104 FPS
$13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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118 FPS
$10.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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109 FPS
$16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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151 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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138 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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118 FPS
$10.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$23.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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157 FPS
$12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,019.99
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99 FPS
$14.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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