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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 2388 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $160.99 vs $210.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 33% better in War Thunder than Core i7-5960X - 229 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-5960X - $0.92 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
76%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i9-11900F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
199 FPS
$5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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