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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7960X - 146 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$365.0 vs CA$507.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7960X - CA$2.5 vs CA$3.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.5/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$365
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 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 i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i9-11900KF
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
CA$17.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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