Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7960X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7960X is 36 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 177 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $357.22 vs $395.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $2.02 vs $2.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 32 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
167
94.35028248587571%
Value, $/FPS
$2.37/FPS
85.23206751054852%
Price, $
$395
90%
Buy for $395 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354041 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $357.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354041 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
71.51162790697676%
Multi-Core
2834
27.00076219512195%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 16 |
4 | Threads | 32 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |