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Core i7-960 vs Core i9-14900K

Core i7-960 vs Core i9-14900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

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In Stock

Updated 6705 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 5110 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of Core i9-14900K

  • Performs up to 43% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-960 - 217 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 32 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

152

70%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

217

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€511

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 511 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6705 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

16%

Multi-Core

1663

8%

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Core i7-960

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo

Core i9-14900K

Oct 20th, 2009
Oct 17th, 2023
Core i7Core i9
BloomfieldRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1366Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
24
8
32
3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
6.0 GHz
130 WNot Available
45 nm
10 nm
24.0x
32.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

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771.1

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171.73

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163.9

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202.51

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199.76

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392.14

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468.37

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511

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Core i7-14700KF

439.13

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Core i9-14900K

511

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Core i3-12100F
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511

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Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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1,169

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313.15

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168.3

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85.26

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198.8

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489

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Ryzen 7 5800X

339

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Core i7-12700K

273.11

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Core i7-14700K

398.73

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Core i7-960
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382.84

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110.27

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Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

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771.1

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489

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Core i9-12900K

467.41

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1,014.81

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171.73

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163.9

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Core i5-12600KF

202.51

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Ryzen 7 3700X
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Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960
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Core i7-13700K

392.14

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Core i7-960
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Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960
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Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960
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439.13

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