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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 1509 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $549.95 vs $1499.99
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-5930K - 106 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 32 vs 12 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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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Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
83.88969521044993%
Multi-Core
5480
54.83289973984391%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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