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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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AMD logo Ryzen 5 1600

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General information Core i7-5960X Ryzen 5 1600
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA2011-v3 AM4
Clock 3 GHz 6.3 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 2.8 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
Performance Core i7-5960X Ryzen 5 1600
Overall Score 53560 0 % 53088 0.9 %
Future Proof 43 % 24.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 8229 0 % 7943 3.5 %
Single Thread Score 1993.9 4 % 2076.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 3683.9 MB/s 68.5 % 11705.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 191.1 MB/s 0 % 166.5 MB/s 12.9 %
String objects sorting 27808.2 thousand/s 0 % 20492.6 thousand/s 26.3 %
Prime numbers generation 60.8 millions/s 0 % 35.1 millions/s 42.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 48039.5 millions/s 0 % 41636.6 millions/s 13.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23784.2 millions/s 0 % 21625.9 millions/s 9.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Ryzen 5 1600.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Ryzen 5 1600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.7 FPS 112.4 FPS
High settings 182.0 FPS 179.8 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 224.8 FPS
Low settings 284.3 FPS 281.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-5960X Ryzen 5 1600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.8 FPS 143.9 FPS
High settings 231.7 FPS 230.3 FPS
Medium settings 289.6 FPS 287.9 FPS
Low settings 362.0 FPS 359.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %
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