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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 241 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4560.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4560
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $28.55 vs $347.48
- Up to 90% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-7960X - $0.3 vs $2.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 54 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 24% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Pentium G4560 - 119 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4560 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4560 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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