Background
Background
Background
Background
Background

Pentium B960 vs Core i7-8700K

Pentium B960 vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $165 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 378 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $165 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 378 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Pentium B960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 2195 days newer than Pentium B960.

Advantages of Pentium B960

  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 9% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium B960 - 300 vs 274 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B960 - 12 vs 2 threads
Calculator background
This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B960 Logo
Pentium B960

Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011


FPS

274

91%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

300

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.55/FPS

100%

Price, $

$165

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $165 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 378 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B960 Logo
Pentium B960

Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B960 Logo
Pentium B960

Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011


Single-Core

326

20%

Multi-Core

537

8%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1611

100%

Multi-Core

6515

100%

Intel Pentium B960 Logo

Pentium B960

vs
Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Core i7-8700K

Oct 2nd, 2011
Oct 5th, 2017
PentiumCore i7
Sandy BridgeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)Intel Socket 1151
Mobile
Desktop
2
6
2
12
2.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.7 GHz
35 W
95 W
32 nm
14 nm
22.0x
37.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)UHD Graphics 630
No
Yes

PCs Using Pentium B960 or Core i7-8700K

With selected game settings

Copyright © 2025 HowManyFPS. All rights reserved.

Have a suggestion or a business inquiry? [email protected]

Cookies Policy

As an Amazon Associate HowManyFPS earns from qualifying purchases.