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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900F is 3845 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $220.0 vs $225.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 10% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-960 - 171 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-960 - $1.32 vs $1.42 per 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 - 20 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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 i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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