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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 674 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 3400G - 178 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $98.15 vs $347.48
- Up to 69% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-7960X - $0.6 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
164
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Ryzen 5 3400G
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
96 FPS
$8.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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85 FPS
$8.22/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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