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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7960X - 123 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $270.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 27% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7960X - $2.2 vs $3.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 32 vs 16 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-7960X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
$40.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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71 FPS
$32.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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57 FPS
$57.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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71 FPS
$66.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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