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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 2907 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 14% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-960 - 191 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $192.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-960 - $1.01 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$192
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
168
87.95811518324608%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
56.74157303370786%
Price, $
$299
64%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 348665 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
31.036662452591656%
Multi-Core
1663
25.81095762843396%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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