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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700X 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 7 2700X is 3103 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Performs up to 12% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-960 - 251 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $210.0 vs $220.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-960 - $0.84 vs $0.98 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
251
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 7 2700X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
137 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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