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In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-7960X - 170 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$408.78 vs CA$709.99
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 32 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i9-7960X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
131 FPS
CA$8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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120 FPS
CA$12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
CA$17.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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120 FPS
CA$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
CA$13.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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105 FPS
CA$12.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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