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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700F is 599 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-7960X - 165 vs 164 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $357.22 vs $389.88
- Up to 8% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-9700F - $2.18 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 32 vs 8 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.36/FPS
92.37288135593221%
Price, $
$389.88
91%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
164
99.39393939393939%
Value, $/FPS
$2.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i9-7960X
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$21.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$30.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,000
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65 FPS
$21.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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