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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Core i7-960 - 172 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $145.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-960 - $0.84 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
163
94.76744186046511%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
45.90163934426229%
Price, $
$299
48%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 360601 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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In Stock
Updated 360602 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
39.21725239616614%
Multi-Core
1663
23.363304298960383%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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