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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 2552 days newer than Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 11% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-2700K - 177 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 32 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-2700K CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 95W LGA1155
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Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Single-Core
664
48.185776487663276%
Multi-Core
2264
22.653592155293175%
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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