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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 3416 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $298.95 vs $609.23
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 12% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-5960X - 285 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
43.245078071961984%
Multi-Core
7389
46.580092038076025%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i9-14900
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
150 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,129
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150 FPS
$14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,199
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245 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,693.77
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150 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,449.99
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129 FPS
$17.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,299
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150 FPS
$15.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,349
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285 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$4,267.99
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