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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 1911 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-5930K - 209 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $515.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 10% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-5930K - $2.46 vs $2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 32 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$515
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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