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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5930K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5930K is 1777 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 1800% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - 19 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 90% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - $28.94 vs $299.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $299.0 vs $549.95
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
19
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$549.95
54%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
1
5.263157894736842%
Value, $/FPS
$299/FPS
9.678929765886288%
Price, $
$299
100%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349229 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
42.47404844290658%
Multi-Core
1663
30.346715328467155%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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