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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7400 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 i5-7400 is 2632 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Performs up to 10% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-960 - 109 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $110.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-960 - $1.01 vs $3.02 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
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
99
90.82568807339449%
Value, $/FPS
$3.02/FPS
33.443708609271525%
Price, $
$299
36%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 360929 minutes ago
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
109
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
41.75170068027211%
Multi-Core
1663
51.454207920792086%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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