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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 748 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 7 5800X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 56% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9960X - 162 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $211.09 vs $1579.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9960X - $1.3 vs $15.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
104
64.19753086419753%
Value, $/FPS
$15.18/FPS
8.563899868247695%
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 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1378
63.26905417814509%
Multi-Core
9994
97.37893403488259%
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 7 5800X
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
120 FPS
$19.64/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.21/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.37/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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132 FPS
$11.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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111 FPS
$16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$31.54/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$20.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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