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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 291 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-9960X - 177 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $869.99 vs $1579.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-9960X - $4.92 vs $9.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
174
98.30508474576271%
Value, $/FPS
$9.07/FPS
54.24476295479603%
Price, $
$1579
55%
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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$869.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i7-8700
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
35 FPS
$35.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
$30.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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30 FPS
$43.3/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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