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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 122 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in League of Legends than Core i9-7960X - 180 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $200.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 45% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-7960X - $1.11 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-7960X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
160 FPS
$5.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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158 FPS
$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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162 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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152 FPS
$8.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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157 FPS
$15.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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