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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3410 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i7-3960X - 204 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $115.99 vs $301.24
- Up to 62% better value when playing Control than Core i7-3960X - $0.57 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i7-3960X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
68 FPS
$16.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,092
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58 FPS
$19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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71 FPS
$13.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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50 FPS
$9/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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75 FPS
$12.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$929
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75 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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58 FPS
$14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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40 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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71 FPS
$12.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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68 FPS
$18.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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