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In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 3410 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 22% better in Battlefield V than Core i7-3960X - 263 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - CA$368.78 vs CA$500.0
- 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
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
32.841504045692524%
Multi-Core
3358
38.202502844141065%
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Core i7-11700F
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
128 FPS
CA$11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,519.99
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105 FPS
CA$18.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,949.99
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128 FPS
CA$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,799.99
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67 FPS
CA$18.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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98 FPS
CA$13.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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