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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i9-9940X

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i9-9940X
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2018
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 2.8 GHz 15.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 6.7 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 14 12.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 28 12.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 165 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
14 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i9-9940X
Overall Score 65644 0 % 65262 0.6 %
Future Proof 62 % 8.8 % 68 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18569 0 % 18140 2.3 %
Single Thread Score 2526.1 4.3 % 2639.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 11227.9 MB/s 0 % 10551.6 MB/s 6 %
Compressing Data 470.3 MB/s 0 % 456.8 MB/s 2.9 %
String objects sorting 58896 thousand/s 0 % 58393.1 thousand/s 0.9 %
Prime numbers generation 103.8 millions/s 0 % 96.6 millions/s 6.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107896 millions/s 0 % 104169 millions/s 3.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66734 millions/s 0 % 65294.2 millions/s 2.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i9-9940X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 148.5 FPS
High settings 239.5 FPS 237.6 FPS
Medium settings 299.3 FPS 297.0 FPS
Low settings 374.1 FPS 371.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-7960X Core i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 165.5 FPS
High settings 266.0 FPS 264.9 FPS
Medium settings 332.4 FPS 331.1 FPS
Low settings 415.6 FPS 413.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %
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