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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3410 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3960X - 225 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $113.0 vs $274.85
- Up to 66% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3960X - $0.5 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
190
84.44444444444444%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
34.48275862068966%
Price, $
$274.85
41%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
35.18612952575217%
Multi-Core
3358
44.13774973711882%
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Core i5-11400F
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
99 FPS
$10.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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97 FPS
$11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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92 FPS
$8.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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91 FPS
$12.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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79 FPS
$7.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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91 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
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91 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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102 FPS
$8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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79 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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102 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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