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In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1292 days newer than Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-7960X - 129 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i7-11700F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
79 FPS
$20.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$18.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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54 FPS
$20.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$12.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$22.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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55 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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64 FPS
$23.11/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i7-11700F
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