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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 1770 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-5930K - 125 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $284.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 51% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-5930K - $2.27 vs $4.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 16 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
119
95.19999999999999%
Value, $/FPS
$4.62/FPS
49.134199134199136%
Price, $
$549.95
51%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
68.20058997050148%
Multi-Core
5480
64.48576135561308%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-5930K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
62 FPS
$28.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
$44.58/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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68 FPS
$29.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
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