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Core i5-13400F vs Core i7-3960X

Core i5-13400F vs Core i7-3960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-3960X

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X

Buy for 274.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 67 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-3960X

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X

Buy for 274.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 67 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-13400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400F is 4069 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400F

  • Performs up to 10% better in Dead Space than Core i7-3960X - 160 vs 146 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X

  • Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $247.05 vs $658.06
  • Up to 59% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-13400F - $1.88 vs $4.57 per FPS
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

160

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.57/FPS

41%

Price, €

€730.45

37%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

146

91%

Value, €/FPS

€1.88/FPS

100%

Price, €

€274.23

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X

Buy for 274.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 67 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2290

100%

Multi-Core

10745

100%

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

690

30%

Multi-Core

3358

31%

Jan 4th, 2023
Release DateNov 14th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Raptor LakeCodenameSandy Bridge E
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 2011
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
16
Threads12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Not AvailableTDP130 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
25.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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