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In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 4165 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 9% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-960 - 127 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $142.59 vs $160.86
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
24.599198396793586%
Multi-Core
1663
22.400323275862068%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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