Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Core i9-7960X - 842 vs 772 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $84.81 vs $254.08
- Up to 70% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-7960X - $0.11 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 32 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
842
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.14
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
12 | Threads | 32 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |