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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 492 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-960 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $178.02 vs $299.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-960 - $1.09 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
163
99.39024390243902%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
59.56284153005464%
Price, $
$299
59%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 349092 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
86.90265486725663%
Multi-Core
1663
63.328255902513334%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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