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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 3845 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-960 - 176 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $112.53 vs $299.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-960 - $0.64 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
168
95.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
35.95505617977528%
Price, $
$299
37%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
34.14464534075105%
Multi-Core
1663
28.916710137367414%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i5-10400F
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
87 FPS
$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.67/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
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57 FPS
$16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$28.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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29 FPS
$26.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$779
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43 FPS
$21.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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40 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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