Buy on Amazon
$274.85
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
Availability
MSRP in USD: $449
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 3810 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $274.85 vs $294.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in God of War than Core i7-3960X - 184 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-3960X - $1.6 vs $1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
165
89.67391304347827%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/FPS
95.80838323353295%
Price, $
$274.85
100%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
Buy for $274.85 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354254 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294
93%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology
Buy for $294 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354255 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
32.99856527977044%
Multi-Core
3358
30.649872216137275%
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
154 FPS
$15.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,349.99
In Stock
163 FPS
$13.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,149.99
In Stock
184 FPS
$17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,299.99
In Stock
184 FPS
$17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,299.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,349.99
In Stock
154 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,399.99
In Stock
131 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,899.99
In Stock
163 FPS
$13.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,149.99
In Stock
154 FPS
$15.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,349.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
