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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600K is 3845 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 37% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - 163 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-960 - €162.67 vs €494.67
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - €1.0 vs €4.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
163
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€162.67
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop-Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,8 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipsatz) 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i5-10600K
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
€15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
€18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€869
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75 FPS
€15.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,139
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16 FPS
€50.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10600K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
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38 FPS
€24.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10600K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€919
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