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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 2415 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Core i7-960 - 689 vs 603 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $120.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-960 - $0.17 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
38.72239747634069%
Multi-Core
1663
28.568974403023535%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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