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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 55% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-7960X - 79 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$344.58 vs CA$507.99
- Up to 56% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-7960X - CA$4.36 vs CA$9.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
79
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.36/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$344.58
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i7-11700KF
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
CA$39.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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28 FPS
CA$107.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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