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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 3047 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 49% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-5930K - 254 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $406.02 vs $549.95
- Up to 51% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-5930K - $1.6 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 120 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
170
66.92913385826772%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
49.382716049382715%
Price, $
$549.95
73%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$406.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
40.963855421686745%
Multi-Core
5480
31.351908003890383%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
205 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,549.99
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254 FPS
$23.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,951.98
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227 FPS
$13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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227 FPS
$11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
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220 FPS
$13.86/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,049.99
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227 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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