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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1218 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $160.99 vs $200.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-8700 - $1.12 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-5960X - 145 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
144
99%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i7-8700
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
54 FPS
$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$22.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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64 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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32 FPS
$78.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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