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The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is newer than Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz also around 18% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, AMD Ryzen 5 1600 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 8566 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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×Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz | ×AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | LGA2011 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.0 GHz | Up to 3.6 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 6 (Threads: 12) | 6 (Threads: 12) | |
Cache | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 15MB | L1: 576KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 16MB | |
TDP | 130W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $23.73 | $11.86 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q1 2013 | Q1 2017 | |
# of Samples | 533 | 8033 | |
CPU Value | 35.2 | 106.7 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2071(0.0%) | 2066(-0.3%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 10027(-18.3%) | 12274(0.0%) |
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz | 10,027 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 12,274 | |
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Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz | 35.2 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 106.7 | |
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Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz | 2,071 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 2,066 | |
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Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | |
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Max TDP | 130W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |