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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 4165 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 5300% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - 54 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $270.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 98% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - $5.0 vs $299.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
1
1.8518518518518516%
Value, $/FPS
$299/FPS
1.6722408026755853%
Price, $
$299
90%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
23.051643192488264%
Multi-Core
1663
18.86343012704174%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i9-11900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
3 FPS
$766.66/FPS
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Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$3298/FPS
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Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1566.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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