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In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 1096 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $298.95 vs $302.0
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-5960X - 219 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 28 vs 16 threads
Borderlands 3
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
92.99270072992701%
Multi-Core
7389
74.46336793308475%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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