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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 2700 is 3103 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-960 - 143 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $180.0 vs $220.0
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 7 2700
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
22 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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21 FPS
$47.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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36 FPS
$52.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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36 FPS
$52.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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29 FPS
$62.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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