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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $649
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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 Threadripper 2920X is 3270 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 130 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Performs up to 24% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-960 - 175 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $179.0 vs $220.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-960 - $1.02 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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