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In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 3039 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-960 - 205 vs 191 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
33.722527472527474%
Multi-Core
1663
33.081360652476626%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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