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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 4165 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $217.0 vs $239.99
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 28% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-960 - 194 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-960 - $1.24 vs $1.43 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
152
78.35051546391753%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
86.71328671328672%
Price, $
$217
100%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$239.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 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 i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
22.616305849838785%
Multi-Core
1663
18.133246101842765%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i9-11900F
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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