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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $524
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F 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 i9-14900F is 3416 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - $298.95 vs $521.66
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 31% better in Valorant than Core i7-5960X - 994 vs 761 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 32 vs 16 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Intel Core i9-14900F 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
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
42.185430463576154%
Multi-Core
7389
40.44334975369458%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-14900F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i9-14900F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
887 FPS
$2.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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958 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,749
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846 FPS
$3.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,545
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923 FPS
$2.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,277.99
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958 FPS
$3.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,499
In Stock
846 FPS
$2.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,999
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958 FPS
$3.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,149
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923 FPS
$2.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,749
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846 FPS
$2.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
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727 FPS
$2.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,109
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