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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700K is 3333 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Core i7-5960X
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - $190.77 vs $270.26
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 50% better in Starfield than Core i7-5960X - 84 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-5960X - $3.57 vs $3.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 28 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
84
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€299.99
70%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 20 |
| 16 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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