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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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General information Core i9-7960X Phenom 9950
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2066 AM2+
Clock 2.8 GHz 0 % 2.6 GHz 7.1 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 32 0 % 4 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 125 W 24.2 %
Performance Core i9-7960X Phenom 9950
Overall Score 65644 0 % 33221 49.4 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 10 % 83.9 %
Benchmark Score 18569 0 % 1218 93.4 %
Single Thread Score 2521 0 % 1016.7 59.7 %
Encrypting Data 11194.3 MB/s 0 % 2781.2 MB/s 75.2 %
Compressing Data 467.5 MB/s 0 % 42.4 MB/s 90.9 %
String objects sorting 58541.9 thousand/s 0 % 5470.2 thousand/s 90.7 %
Prime numbers generation 102.6 millions/s 0 % 7.9 millions/s 92.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107250 millions/s 0 % 6031 millions/s 94.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67270 millions/s 0 % 4366.9 millions/s 93.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Phenom 9950.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Phenom 9950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 53.5 FPS
High settings 239.5 FPS 85.5 FPS
Medium settings 299.3 FPS 106.9 FPS
Low settings 374.1 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 64.3 %

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 Phenom 9950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.9 FPS 109.1 FPS
High settings 265.4 FPS 174.5 FPS
Medium settings 331.8 FPS 218.2 FPS
Low settings 414.7 FPS 272.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.2 %
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