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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1852 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-7960X - 190 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-7960X - $2.01 vs $2.22 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $357.22 vs $380.99
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.99
93%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
161
84.73684210526315%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
90.54054054054052%
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 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1376
47.07492302429011%
Multi-Core
10496
58.80441481315481%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | 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 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i9-7960X
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
174 FPS
$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,054.88
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139 FPS
$14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
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174 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
In Stock
190 FPS
$18.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
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105 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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158 FPS
$15.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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158 FPS
$14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,239.99
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174 FPS
$15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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158 FPS
$15.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
In Stock
138 FPS
$23.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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