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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 449 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 3 1200 - 121 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $395.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9960X - $3.38 vs $13.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
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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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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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