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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i5-6600K

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i5-6600K
Launched Q4 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-S
Clock 2.8 GHz 20 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 7.1 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 32 0 % 4 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 91 W 44.8 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i5-6600K
Overall Score 65663 0 % 44965 31.5 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 49 % 21 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 4088 78 %
Single Thread Score 2481.5 0 % 2341 5.7 %
Encrypting Data 11212.4 MB/s 0 % 1848.4 MB/s 83.5 %
Compressing Data 464.7 MB/s 0 % 84.9 MB/s 81.7 %
String objects sorting 58811.5 thousand/s 0 % 10684.6 thousand/s 81.8 %
Prime numbers generation 104.1 millions/s 0 % 31.1 millions/s 70.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107478 millions/s 0 % 16469.9 millions/s 84.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66967 millions/s 0 % 13976.3 millions/s 79.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i5-6600K.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i5-6600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 88.2 FPS
High settings 239.5 FPS 141.1 FPS
Medium settings 299.4 FPS 176.4 FPS
Low settings 374.3 FPS 220.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.1 %

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 i5-6600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 129.7 FPS
High settings 265.9 FPS 207.6 FPS
Medium settings 332.4 FPS 259.4 FPS
Low settings 415.5 FPS 324.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 22 %
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