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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 122 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i9-7960X - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $200.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 43% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-7960X - $1.08 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i7-8700
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
109 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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120 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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42 FPS
$29.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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84 FPS
$29.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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