Intel Core i7-5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Processor comparisons   25-03-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i7-5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PassMark, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Prime95, Handbrake.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4500U or Intel Core i7-5960X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-5960X

53%

Ryzen 5 4500U

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-5960X

55%

Ryzen 5 4500U

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.0	92.9
Valorant	110.2	105.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.7	59.1
Apex Legends	103.6	99.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.6	79.2
Overwatch	89.2	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.0	72.9
DOOM Eternal	55.1	52.8
Warzone	85.9	82.4
Assassin's Creed	92.6	88.7
Valheim	91.5	87.6

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So 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

Core i7-5960X

26%

Ryzen 5 4500U

244%

To make a finishing choice 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 4500U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-5960X as it consumes less power: 140W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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 programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can 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

	Intel Core i7-5960X	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	177	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1360	894
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3423	1921
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1106	1151
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7691	5620

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

	Intel Core i7-5960X	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Single-Core	1966	2452
Multi-Core	12668	11314

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

	Intel Core i7-5960X	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Single-Core	1095	1102
Multi-Core	8786	4821

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 you. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-5960X	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Announcement date	April 01, 2014	January 06, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	LGA2011-v3	FP6
Core name	Haswell E	Renoir
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	6
Bus rate	0 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4130 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	140 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	20 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000084

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-5960X is 23% better than Ryzen 5 4500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-5960X has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 4500U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-5960X is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is better: 11
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-5960X and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-5960X - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-5960X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500U specs and review.