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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 370 days older than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $149.0 vs $357.22
- Up to 57% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-7960X - $0.89 vs $2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Athlon 200GE - 174 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 32 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
167
95.97701149425288%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
43.41463414634147%
Price, $
$357.22
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Single-Core
889
64.60755813953489%
Multi-Core
1857
17.692454268292682%
AMD Athlon 200GE | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 6th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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