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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-13700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-13700KF is 1852 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-13700KF - $357.22 vs $369.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-13700KF - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-13700KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7960X - 161 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7960X - $2.3 vs $2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
131
81.36645962732919%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
84.24908424908423%
Price, $
$357.22
100%
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i7-13700KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369.99
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-13700KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-13700KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1376
47.66193280221683%
Multi-Core
10496
59.616039986368285%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-13700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i7-13700KF
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
79 FPS
$18.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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126 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599.99
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102 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,244.39
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44 FPS
$36.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,593.22
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126 FPS
$26.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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126 FPS
$19.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$31.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$24.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,949
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64 FPS
$23.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,529
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64 FPS
$21.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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