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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $232
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14500 is 5193 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-14500 - $220.0 vs $239.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14500
- Performs up to 75% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-960 - 161 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 38% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-960 - $1.49 vs $2.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$239.99
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
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Updated 155 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-14500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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