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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4834 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 31% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-960 - 155 vs 118 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 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 9 7900
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$43.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$45.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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54 FPS
$33.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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127 FPS
$25.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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