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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1326 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2600 - 126 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $155.0 vs $159.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80648I75960X Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 20MB L3 Cache 140W Processor
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 2600
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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54 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$18.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$14.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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