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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1961 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 25% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-7960X - 133 vs 106 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-7960X - $2.77 vs $3.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $357.22 vs $368.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
96%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
106
79.69924812030075%
Value, $/FPS
$3.37/FPS
82.19584569732937%
Price, $
$357.22
100%
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
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1376
48.725212464589234%
Multi-Core
10496
62.68888490712536%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i9-7960X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
$27.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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