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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 3286 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-960 - 188 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $299.0 vs $870.7
- Up to 62% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9940X - $1.78 vs $4.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
38.44492440604752%
Price, $
$870.7
34%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
168
89.36170212765957%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 351047 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
33.65318711446196%
Multi-Core
1663
15.49282653251351%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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