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Intel logo Core i9-7900X
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General information Core i9-7900X Core i7-2600
Launched Q2 2017 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 2.9 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 15.6 %
Cores 10 0 % 4 60 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 13.75 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7900X Core i7-2600
Overall Score 60828 0 % 43113 29.1 %
Future Proof 59 % 0 % 21 % 64.4 %
Benchmark Score 13690 0 % 3455 74.8 %
Single Thread Score 2542.3 0 % 1726.1 32.1 %
Encrypting Data 7528.2 MB/s 0 % 1596.8 MB/s 78.8 %
Compressing Data 318.3 MB/s 0 % 88.6 MB/s 72.2 %
String objects sorting 41547.7 thousand/s 0 % 13132.7 thousand/s 68.4 %
Prime numbers generation 76.5 millions/s 0 % 23.9 millions/s 68.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 72322.4 millions/s 0 % 20932.4 millions/s 71.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 45093 millions/s 0 % 7819.9 millions/s 82.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7900X, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i9-7900X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.4 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 216.7 FPS 132.4 FPS
Medium settings 270.8 FPS 165.4 FPS
Low settings 338.5 FPS 206.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.9 %

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 i9-7900X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 157.8 FPS 126.6 FPS
High settings 252.4 FPS 202.5 FPS
Medium settings 315.5 FPS 253.1 FPS
Low settings 394.4 FPS 316.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.8 %
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