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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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AMD logo Ryzen 5 2500X

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General information Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 2500X
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2066 AM4
Clock 2.8 GHz 22.2 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 4.8 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 32 0 % 8 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
Performance Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 2500X
Overall Score 65663 0 % 49759 24.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 10.1 % 69 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 6130 67 %
Single Thread Score 2504 0 % 2336.9 6.7 %
Encrypting Data 11246 MB/s 0 % 8672.3 MB/s 22.9 %
Compressing Data 465.6 MB/s 0 % 128.6 MB/s 72.4 %
String objects sorting 59225.2 thousand/s 0 % 15056.1 thousand/s 74.6 %
Prime numbers generation 103.1 millions/s 0 % 24 millions/s 76.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107478 millions/s 0 % 31009 millions/s 71.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67168.1 millions/s 0 % 16059 millions/s 76.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Ryzen 5 2500X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 2500X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 102.5 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 163.9 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 204.9 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 256.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.6 %

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 i9-7960X Ryzen 5 2500X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.3 FPS 138.3 FPS
High settings 266.1 FPS 221.2 FPS
Medium settings 332.6 FPS 276.5 FPS
Low settings 415.7 FPS 345.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.8 %
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