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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 2907 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 15% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-960 - 180 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $125.0 vs $220.0
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Resident Evil 4
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Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
31.759379042690817%
Multi-Core
1663
29.712345899589067%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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