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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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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 53444 0 % 52973 0.9 %
Future Proof 43 % 24.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 8158 0 % 7874 3.5 %
Single Thread Score 1978.1 5.1 % 2084.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 3669.1 MB/s 68.8 % 11752.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 193 MB/s 0 % 167 MB/s 13.5 %
String objects sorting 27558.7 thousand/s 0 % 20348.3 thousand/s 26.2 %
Prime numbers generation 60.9 millions/s 0 % 35.1 millions/s 42.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47991.9 millions/s 0 % 41388 millions/s 13.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23903.2 millions/s 0 % 21391.1 millions/s 10.5 %

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 113.6 FPS 112.2 FPS
High settings 181.7 FPS 179.5 FPS
Medium settings 227.2 FPS 224.4 FPS
Low settings 283.9 FPS 280.5 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 145.4 FPS 144.5 FPS
High settings 232.6 FPS 231.2 FPS
Medium settings 290.8 FPS 289.1 FPS
Low settings 363.5 FPS 361.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %
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