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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3770S 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 i7-3770S is 922 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-960 - 148 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $75.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-960 - $0.51 vs $2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770S
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Updated 349329 minutes ago
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
141
95.27027027027027%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
24.056603773584907%
Price, $
$299
25%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 349329 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
73.39312406576981%
Multi-Core
1663
74.44046553267681%
Intel Core i7-3770S | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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