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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1096 days newer than Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-5960X - 106 vs 105 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
92.58720930232558%
Multi-Core
7389
70.3982469512195%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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