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Ryzen 3 1200 vs Core i7-960

Ryzen 3 1200 vs Core i7-960: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3.1 GHz | 4-core

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Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop – 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB

Buy for $395 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280576 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-960

3.2 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280575 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3.1 GHz | 4-core

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Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop – 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB

Buy for $395 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280576 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-960

3.2 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280575 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 3 1200 is 2837 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200

  • Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-960 - 304 vs 297 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-960

  • Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $299.0 vs $395.0
  • Up to 22% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $1.01 vs $1.3 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017


FPS

304

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.3/FPS

77%

Price, $

$395

75%

FPS Winner

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop – 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB

Buy for $395 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280576 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

297

97%

Value, $/FPS

$1.01/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280575 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017


Single-Core

984

100%

Multi-Core

2834

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

49%

Multi-Core

1663

58%

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Intel Core i7-960

Jul 27th, 2017
Release DateOct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 3CollectionCore i7
Summit RidgeCodenameBloomfield
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
65 W
TDP130 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
31.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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