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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-7960X - 184 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $265.0 vs $357.22
- Up to 43% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-7960X - $1.44 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
141
76.63043478260869%
Value, $/FPS
$2.53/FPS
56.916996047430835%
Price, $
$357.22
74%
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Updated 349278 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1376
58.03458456347532%
Multi-Core
10496
95.8713920350749%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-7960X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
123 FPS
$15.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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163 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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133 FPS
$14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
141 FPS
$16.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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123 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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163 FPS
$22.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,589
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163 FPS
$15.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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123 FPS
$15.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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163 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,267
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145 FPS
$9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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