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In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-7960X - 167 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$174.32 vs CA$709.99
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 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 i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i5-11400F
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
CA$32.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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58 FPS
CA$25.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
CA$35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
CA$32.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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47 FPS
CA$40.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
CA$65.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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34 FPS
CA$62.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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