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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 2388 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-5960X - 149 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $175.0 vs $298.95
- Up to 44% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-5960X - $1.17 vs $2.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 16 vs 12 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
144
96.64429530201343%
Value, $/FPS
$2.08/FPS
56.25%
Price, $
$298.95
58%
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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In Stock
Updated 51516 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
58.279963403476664%
Multi-Core
7389
86.12891945448187%
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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