Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 494 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 i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i9-7960X - 304 vs 300 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $295.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 16% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-7960X - $0.97 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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FPS
304
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
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Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |