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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7600K is 2632 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 19% better in Minecraft than Core i7-960 - 720 vs 603 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $210.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-960 - $0.29 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 91 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 8 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
720
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
603
83.75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
57.99999999999999%
Price, $
$299
70%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 361026 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
32.58128732581287%
Multi-Core
1663
39.351632749645056%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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