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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 2388 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Core i7-5960X - 187 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $115.99 vs $160.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-5960X - $0.62 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i5-11400F
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
86 FPS
$12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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58 FPS
$14.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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77 FPS
$14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$6.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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94 FPS
$9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$927.27
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94 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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77 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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86 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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90 FPS
$10/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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