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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 4165 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 53% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-960 - 92 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $165.86 vs $220.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-960 - $1.8 vs $3.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
92
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i5-11600KF
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$1140.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1669.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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