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Core i7-960 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i7-960 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 57% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-960 - 705 vs 448 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 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

448

63.54609929078015%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

705

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£232.28

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Tray LGA1700 3.6 GHz Processor

Buy for £232.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75413 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

19.399446858949034%

Multi-Core

1663

12.14400467357967%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Intel Core i7-960

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

Oct 20th, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
24.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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