Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5960X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5960X is 913 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Ryzen 7 1700 - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $159.0 vs $195.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.92 vs $1.15 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
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Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Haswell E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |