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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Core i7-7700K
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.1 GHz 26.2 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 2.2 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 32 0 % 8 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Core i7-7700K
Overall Score 66672 0 % 49987 25 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 56 % 18.8 %
Benchmark Score 19760 0 % 6243 68.4 %
Single Thread Score 2608.8 4.7 % 2736.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 11366.6 MB/s 0 % 3315.6 MB/s 70.8 %
Compressing Data 499.8 MB/s 0 % 135.2 MB/s 72.9 %
String objects sorting 64795 thousand/s 0 % 17197.3 thousand/s 73.5 %
Prime numbers generation 113.6 millions/s 0 % 30.7 millions/s 72.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 118096 millions/s 0 % 30904.3 millions/s 73.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72980.4 millions/s 0 % 18997.8 millions/s 74 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i7-7700K.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.7 FPS 103.1 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 165.0 FPS
Medium settings 305.5 FPS 206.3 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 257.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.5 %

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 i9-9960X Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 138.6 FPS
High settings 268.7 FPS 221.8 FPS
Medium settings 335.9 FPS 277.2 FPS
Low settings 419.9 FPS 346.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.5 %
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