Intel Core i7-3960X vs AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 3 5425U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 3 5425U performs better than the Core i7-3960X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3960X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-3960X has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 3 5425U. Indeed, the Core i7-3960X has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Ryzen 3 5425U. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 3 5425U. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3960X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 3 5425U.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-3960X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.