Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)