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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7960X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1096 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-5930K - 174 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $347.48 vs $549.95
- Up to 38% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-5930K - $2.0 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 32 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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