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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 3547 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-960 - 153 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $284.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-960 - $1.86 vs $2.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/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 i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
122
79.73856209150327%
Value, $/FPS
$2.45/FPS
75.91836734693878%
Price, $
$299
94%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 348504 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
28.96755162241888%
Multi-Core
1663
19.569310425982582%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Bloomfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-960
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$27.6/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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108 FPS
$18.31/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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