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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 3651 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $299.0 vs $827.21
- Up to 46% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10920X - $2.27 vs $4.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 48% better in War Thunder than Core i7-960 - 196 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
132
67.3469387755102%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 349157 minutes ago
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.22/FPS
53.7914691943128%
Price, $
$827.21
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Updated 349158 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
29.313432835820898%
Multi-Core
1663
14.653273416160015%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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