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Core i9-7920X vs Core i7-5960X

Core i9-7920X vs Core i7-5960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-7920X

2.9 GHz | 12-core

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Intel Core i9-7920X Tray Processor (CD8067303753300)- OEM Pack

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Intel Core i7-5960X

3.0 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-7920X

2.9 GHz | 12-core

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Intel Core i9-7920X Tray Processor (CD8067303753300)- OEM Pack

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Intel Core i7-5960X

3.0 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor

Buy for $298.95 on Amazon

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7920X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7920X is 1105 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X

  • Performs up to 6% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-5960X - 51 vs 48 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X

  • Up to 0% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $298.95 vs $299.0
This is a free version of Immortals of Aveum.
Immortals of Aveum

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7920X Logo
Core i9-7920X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017


FPS

51

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$299

99%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-7920X Tray Processor (CD8067303753300)- OEM Pack

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75155 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

48

94.11764705882352%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$298.95

100%

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor

Buy for $298.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75155 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7920X Logo
Core i9-7920X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7920X Logo
Core i9-7920X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017


Single-Core

1364

100%

Multi-Core

9102

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

93.40175953079178%

Multi-Core

7389

81.17996044825313%

Intel Core i9-7920X Logo

Intel Core i9-7920X

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Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Intel Core i7-5960X

Sep 10th, 2017
Release DateSep 1st, 2014
Core i9CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameHaswell E
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores8
24
Threads16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
140 WTDP140 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
29.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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