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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 2700 is 2348 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 5% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-3960X - 169 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $185.0 vs $274.85
- Up to 36% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-3960X - $1.09 vs $1.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
161
95.26627218934911%
Value, $/FPS
$1.71/FPS
63.74269005847953%
Price, $
$274.85
67%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
61.93895870736086%
Multi-Core
3358
61.17689925305155%
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 7 2700
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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63 FPS
$19.05/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.87/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
$16.87/FPS
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