Core i7-960 vs Core i7-12700K - How Many FPS United Kingdom

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MSRP $409

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 4398 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

Performs up to 11% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-960 - 198 vs 178 FPS
Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 125 vs 130 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

FPS

178

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

198

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.02/FPS

100%

Price, £

£201.54

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

523

FPS

240

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

241

FPS

213

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

687

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

323

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

107

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Single-Core

491

19%

Multi-Core

1663

12%

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Core i7-960	vs	Core i7-12700K
Oct 20th, 2009	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i7
Bloomfield	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1366	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	12
8	Threads	20
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
130 W	TDP	125 W
45 nm	Process Size	10 nm
24.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
No	Overclockable	Yes