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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700F is 3090 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-3960X - 224 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - CA$373.07 vs CA$1045.69
- Up to 68% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-3960X - CA$1.67 vs CA$5.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
224
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$373.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i7-3960X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
50 FPS
CA$50/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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65 FPS
CA$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,449.99
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58 FPS
CA$70.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$4,097.57
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