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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1043 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i7-2700K - 201 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $89.0 vs $159.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Control than Core i7-5960X - $0.45 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80648I75960X Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 20MB L3 Cache 140W Processor
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Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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