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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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MSRP in USD: $589
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900K is 5110 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €494.67 vs €594.54
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 45% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-960 - 178 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-960 - €3.34 vs €4.02 per 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
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
178
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€594.54
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i9-14900K
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
178 FPS
€25.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€4,499
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164 FPS
€17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,799
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164 FPS
€15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,474.9
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