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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1951 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 i5-13500 - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 40% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-7960X - 504 vs 360 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$486.07 vs CA$507.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-7960X - CA$0.96 vs CA$1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
504
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$486.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13500 2.50GHz 14 Cores LGA1700 Desktop Processor Boxed (Raptor Lake) (BX8071513500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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