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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 2240 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-3960X - 173 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $200.0 vs $301.24
- Up to 37% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-3960X - $1.16 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Core i7-8700
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
57 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
$24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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70 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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27 FPS
$92.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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