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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 3651 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $299.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10940X - $1.57 vs $4.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Core i7-960 - 203 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 28 vs 8 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
190
93.59605911330048%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.04/FPS
38.86138613861386%
Price, $
$820
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 349038 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
31.434058898847635%
Multi-Core
1663
15.442473767295015%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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