AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Processor comparisons   12-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7960X tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, SuperPi, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these 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 7 5800X3D.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

58%

Core i9-7960X

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

56%

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.4	106.9
Valorant	112.9	121.4
Cyberpunk 2077	63.2	68.0
Apex Legends	106.2	114.2
Call of Duty Warzone	84.7	91.1
Overwatch	91.5	98.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.9	83.8
DOOM Eternal	56.5	60.7
Warzone	88.1	94.7
Assassin's Creed	94.9	102.0
Valheim	93.7	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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

56%

Core i9-7960X

22%

To make a final choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7960X as it consumes less power: 105W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i9-7960X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	267	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2538	3161
Cinbench 20 Single-core	614	611
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5557	5496
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1551	1103
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14793	22189

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	3380	2605
Multi-Core	27940	27039

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	1773	1113
Multi-Core	11156	18501

Comparison of specifications

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Core i9-7960X
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	October 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2066
Core name	Vermeer	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	7
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	105 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	96MB	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 7 5800X3D is 17% better than Core i9-7960X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7960X has 8 more core than Ryzen 7 5800X3D. 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 7 5800X3D is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7960X is better: 22
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Core i9-7960X before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-7960X specs and review.