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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4824 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $220.0 vs $547.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.32 vs $0.56 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 42% better in Valorant than Core i7-960 - 978 vs 687 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 120 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
939 FPS
$3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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978 FPS
$4.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,549.99
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978 FPS
$4.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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939 FPS
$3.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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939 FPS
$4.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899
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907 FPS
$3.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,049.99
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890 FPS
$3.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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925 FPS
$3.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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