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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K is 4165 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 11% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-960 - 129 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-960 - €235.63 vs €494.67
- Up to 57% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-960 - €1.83 vs €4.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.83/FPS
100%
Price, €
€235.63
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K Processor 3.6 GHz 16 MB Smart Cache Core, W126170357 (GHz 16 MB Smart Cache Core i7-11700K, 11th gen Intel© CoreT i7, LGA 1200 (Socket H5), PC/Thin)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i7-11700K
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
101 FPS
€25.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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84 FPS
€19.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,599.45
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101 FPS
€24.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,489.81
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101 FPS
€26.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 5 TB SSD
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€2,639.95
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101 FPS
€20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,079.9
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84 FPS
€17.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,490.41
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