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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 4034 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $299.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Ready or Not than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.27 vs $4.21 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 21% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-960 - 285 vs 235 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
235
82.45614035087719%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
285
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.21/FPS
30.16627078384798%
Price, $
$1199.99
24%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
23.47036328871893%
Multi-Core
1663
19.205450975863265%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
129 FPS
$8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
173 FPS
$8.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
148 FPS
$7.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
129 FPS
$9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
203 FPS
$8.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
In Stock
124 FPS
$8.31/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
In Stock
129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
136 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
148 FPS
$15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
118 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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