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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 3410 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3960X - 234 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - CA$352.24 vs CA$1045.69
- Up to 73% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3960X - CA$1.51 vs CA$5.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.51/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$352.24
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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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
Ultra
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or Core i7-3960X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
158 FPS
CA$9.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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138 FPS
CA$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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