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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 2564 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than FX-8150 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $82.02 vs $1499.99
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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Ultra
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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