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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600T 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 i5-8600T is 2331 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600T
- Performs up to 1050% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-3960X - 23 vs 2 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $122.54 vs $350.0
- Up to 97% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-3960X - $5.33 vs $175.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 35 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600T - 12 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
23
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$122.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
SIVOYEEL CPU Processor Intel Core I5-8600T I5 8600T 2.3 GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 9M 35W LGA 1151
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
2
8.695652173913043%
Value, $/FPS
$175/FPS
3.045714285714286%
Price, $
$350
35%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
54.805401111993646%
Multi-Core
3358
72.02917202917203%
Intel Core i5-8600T | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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