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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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Intel Core i7-5960X logo AMD Ryzen 5 1600 logo
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 1986 4.3 % 2074.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 3724.6 MB/s 68 % 11624.4 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 192.5 MB/s 0 % 168.4 MB/s 12.5 %
String objects sorting 27974.5 thousand/s 0 % 20208 thousand/s 27.8 %
Prime numbers generation 61.5 millions/s 0 % 34.7 millions/s 43.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47277.7 millions/s 0 % 41388 millions/s 12.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23784.2 millions/s 0 % 21434 millions/s 9.9 %

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 144.6 FPS 143.8 FPS
High settings 231.4 FPS 230.1 FPS
Medium settings 289.3 FPS 287.6 FPS
Low settings 361.6 FPS 359.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %
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