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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 3700X is 3547 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 128% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-960 - 114 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $205.0 vs $220.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-960 - $1.8 vs $4.4 per FPS
- 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
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 7 3700X
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
14 FPS
$46.43/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$266.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$115/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
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Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
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Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
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