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In short — Core i9-7920X 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 i9-7920X is 1105 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $159.0 vs $547.2
- Up to 71% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-7920X - $0.58 vs $1.99 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i7-5960X - 275 vs 273 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
F1 22
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80648I75960X Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 20MB L3 Cache 140W Processor
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Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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