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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 5193 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $220.0 vs $289.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than Core i7-960 - 207 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
18.279970215934473%
Multi-Core
1663
11.68247277836319%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 7 8700G
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
108 FPS
$13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
$11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$13.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,229.99
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144 FPS
$10.42/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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108 FPS
$12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,309.99
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149 FPS
$11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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