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Core i7-960 vs Core i7-2700K

Core i7-960 vs Core i7-2700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2700K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)

Buy for £141.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17467 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2700K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)

Buy for £141.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17467 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-2700K 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 i7-2700K is 734 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K

  • Performs up to 4% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-960 - 175 vs 168 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

168

96%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011


FPS

175

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.81/FPS

100%

Price, £

£141.26

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)

Buy for £141.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17467 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

73%

Multi-Core

1663

73%

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011


Single-Core

664

100%

Multi-Core

2264

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Intel Core i7-960

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Intel Core i7-2700K Logo

Intel Core i7-2700K

Oct 20th, 2009Release Date
Oct 24th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i7
BloomfieldCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
130 WTDP
95 W
45 nmProcess Size
32 nm
24.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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