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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 14% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i9-9960X - 228 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $216.23 vs $1579.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i9-9960X - $0.95 vs $7.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
200
87.71929824561403%
Value, $/FPS
$7.89/FPS
12.040557667934094%
Price, $
$1579
13%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$216.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1378
48.13133077191757%
Multi-Core
9994
78.03544936362925%
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 5 7600X
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
$9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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132 FPS
$9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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139 FPS
$10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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175 FPS
$8.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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197 FPS
$10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
$18.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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197 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,068.26
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126 FPS
$11.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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