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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i5-12600K

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i5-12600K
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2021
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Alder Lake
Clock 2.8 GHz 24.3 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 14.3 % 4.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 10 37.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 16 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 150 W 9.1 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 20 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i5-12600K
Overall Score 65644 0 % 65073 0.9 %
Future Proof 62 % 27.1 % 85 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18569 0 % 17931 3.4 %
Single Thread Score 2526.1 35.7 % 3928.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 11227.9 MB/s 39.7 % 18623.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 470.3 MB/s 0 % 334.1 MB/s 29 %
String objects sorting 58896 thousand/s 0 % 35921.4 thousand/s 39 %
Prime numbers generation 103.8 millions/s 0 % 93.7 millions/s 9.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107896 millions/s 0 % 88240.6 millions/s 18.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66734 millions/s 0.4 % 67029.5 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i5-12600K.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i5-12600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 147.9 FPS
High settings 239.5 FPS 236.7 FPS
Medium settings 299.3 FPS 295.9 FPS
Low settings 374.1 FPS 369.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %

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 i5-12600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 165.2 FPS
High settings 266.0 FPS 264.4 FPS
Medium settings 332.4 FPS 330.5 FPS
Low settings 415.6 FPS 413.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %
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