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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 1548 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 39% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9960X - 168 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $197.99 vs $1579.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9960X - $1.18 vs $13.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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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Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 5 7600
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
110 FPS
$9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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110 FPS
$8.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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138 FPS
$10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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152 FPS
$11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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110 FPS
$10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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138 FPS
$11.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$9.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
$11.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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110 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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122 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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