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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700F is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9960X - 236 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $202.98 vs $1579.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9960X - $0.86 vs $7.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
220
93.22033898305084%
Value, $/FPS
$7.18/FPS
11.977715877437326%
Price, $
$1579
12%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$202.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i7-11700F
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
95 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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132 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,699
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72 FPS
$19.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.01
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69 FPS
$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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107 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$21.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$20.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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59 FPS
$24.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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