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 i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-7960X - 117 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $295.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 28% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-7960X - $2.52 vs $3.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 16 |
16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |