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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 3410 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 12% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-3960X - 312 vs 279 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $102.37 vs $255.92
- Up to 65% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-3960X - $0.36 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
312
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€113.63
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
279
89.42307692307693%
Value, €/FPS
€1.02/FPS
35.29411764705882%
Price, €
€284.07
40%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Updated 84 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
32.51649387370406%
Multi-Core
3358
41.01123595505618%
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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