Intel Core i7-5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7535H

Compare Intel Core X-series 8 core CPU vs AMD 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

5462 points
5807 points
6% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

6552 points
8004 points
22% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

5074 points
5107 points
0.65% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4955 points
0.28% slightly better heavy workload score
4941 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
33% slightly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
33% slightly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3 GHz
3.30 GHz
10% slightly higher clock speed

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

298th of 1,089
268th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core X-series
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 August
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-1600
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Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
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Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 5 7535H specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7535H beats the Core i7-5960X in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-5960X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-5960X has slightly more cores than the Ryzen 5 7535H. Indeed, the Core i7-5960X has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Ryzen 5 7535H. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 7535H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 7535H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-5960X.

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 i7-5960X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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