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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 3845 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 72% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-960 - 412 vs 240 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-960 - $1.19 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $299.0 vs $490.0
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
412
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$490
61%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
240
58.252427184466015%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
95.19999999999999%
Price, $
$299
100%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 359738 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
28.073184676958263%
Multi-Core
1663
18.14907781294336%
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i7-960
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
306 FPS
$19.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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