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Core i7-5960X vs Core i9-13900K

Core i7-5960X vs Core i9-13900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 2948 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Core i9-13900K

  • Performs up to 24% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-5960X - 138 vs 111 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 125 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 32 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

111

80%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.62/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$69

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core I7-5960X 3.50 4 LGA 1156 BX80648I75960X

Buy for CA$69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 233 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

138

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

43%

Multi-Core

7389

37%

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2974

100%

Multi-Core

20148

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

vs
Intel Core i9-13900K Logo

Core i9-13900K

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Haswell ECodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
24
16Threads
32
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed3.0 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.8 GHz
140 WTDP
125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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