Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1029 days newer than Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-5960X - 101 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 20 vs 16 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
89.59212376933895%
Multi-Core
7389
84.14759139050221%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
Haswell E | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 10 |
16 | Threads | 20 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 140 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |