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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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MSRP in USD: $385
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K is 3286 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-960 - 217 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $279.13 vs $299.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-960 - $1.29 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i7-9700K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$20.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,049
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107 FPS
$36.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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120 FPS
$22.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699.99
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71 FPS
$13.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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71 FPS
$13.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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71 FPS
$13.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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100 FPS
$26.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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