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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 3286 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 28% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - 152 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $299.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-9800X - $2.51 vs $3.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.59/FPS
69.91643454038997%
Price, $
$545
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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In Stock
Updated 351201 minutes ago
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
119
78.28947368421053%
Value, $/FPS
$2.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 351200 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
35.89181286549707%
Multi-Core
1663
22.616619067047463%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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