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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7960X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7960X is 458 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6950X - 177 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $347.48 vs $499.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6950X - $1.96 vs $2.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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