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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1770 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 5 3400G - 159 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $132.0 vs $159.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-5960X - $0.84 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
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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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
157
98.74213836477988%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
88.54003139717426%
Multi-Core
3619
48.97821085397212%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 3400G
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
23 FPS
$36.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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13 FPS
$81.46/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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