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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-9960X - 195 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $258.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-9960X - $1.32 vs $9.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i7-11700K
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$29.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$29.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$51.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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