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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700F is 4438 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Core i7-3960X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-14700F - CA$500.00 vs CA$506.77
Advantages of Core i7-14700F
- Performs up to 40% better in Minecraft than Core i7-3960X - 873 vs 623 FPS
- Up to 28% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-3960X - CA$0.58 vs CA$0.80 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 28 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
873
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$506.77
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-14700F Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X | vs | Core i7-14700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-3960X or Core i7-14700F
With selected game settings
668 FPS
CA$2.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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711 FPS
CA$2.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-14700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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828 FPS
CA$3.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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668 FPS
CA$3.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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668 FPS
CA$3.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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767 FPS
CA$3.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,599
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801 FPS
CA$3.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,800.65
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767 FPS
CA$4.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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801 FPS
CA$3.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,490.75
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668 FPS
CA$3.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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