AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U vs Intel Core i9-7960X and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Furmark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, Blender, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 3DMark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, WPrime, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Valheim
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-7960X or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

58%

Core i9-7960X

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

54%

Core i9-7960X

60%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.4	106.9
Valorant	109.5	121.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.3	68.0
Apex Legends	102.9	114.2
Call of Duty Warzone	82.1	91.1
Overwatch	88.7	98.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.6	83.8
DOOM Eternal	54.7	60.7
Warzone	85.4	94.7
Assassin's Creed	92.0	102.0
Valheim	90.9	100.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

146%

Core i9-7960X

22%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7960X as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	Intel Core i9-7960X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	254	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2455	3161
Cinbench 20 Single-core	590	611
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5383	5496
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1466	1103
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14979	22189

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	3273	2605
Multi-Core	27079	27039

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	1228	1113
Multi-Core	8196	18501

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	Intel Core i9-7960X
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rembrandt	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	7
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	22 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is 3% better than Core i9-7960X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7960X has 10 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7960X is better: 25
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Intel Core i9-7960X before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-7960X specs and review.