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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 4034 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $299.0 vs $375.22
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - 57 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 98% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - $6.58 vs $299.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 32 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
1
1.7543859649122806%
Value, $/FPS
$299/FPS
2.20066889632107%
Price, $
$299
100%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
79%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Updated 349595 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
22.430333485609868%
Multi-Core
1663
13.677111604572744%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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