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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 3367 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $217.0 vs $295.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 33% better in Rust than Core i7-960 - 208 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
29.036073329390895%
Multi-Core
1663
20.650689184154974%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i9-9900KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
77 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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