i7-960 vs A10-7700K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7700K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.01
Core i7-960
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.11
+5%

Core i7-960 outperforms A10-7700K by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and Core i7-960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19281880
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.320.17
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Core i7 (Desktop)
Power efficiency2.001.54
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152$316

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-7700K has 88% better value for money than i7-960.

Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and Core i7-960 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C68 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Core i7-960 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2+FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

A10-7700K and Core i7-960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Core i7-960 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-960 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-960.

PCIe version3.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-7700K 2.01
i7-960 2.11
+5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-7700K 3193
i7-960 3351
+4.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-7700K 3004
i7-960 3863
+28.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-7700K 9821
i7-960 15223
+55%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A10-7700K 4500
i7-960 5360
+19.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-7700K 13.7
i7-960 12.2
+12.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-7700K 3
i7-960 5
+58.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

A10-7700K 3520
i7-960 5230
+48.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 2.11
Recency 14 January 2014 20 October 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

A10-7700K has an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

i7-960, on the other hand, has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-7700K and Core i7-960.


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