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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 494 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $357.22 vs $359.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7960X - 316 vs 310 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7960X - $1.14 vs $1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
316
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i9-9900KF
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
216 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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