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In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms Core i7-4960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1392 days newer than Core i7-4960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4960X
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-4960X - 187 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4960X - 20 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$412.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-4960X
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4960X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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