Compare processors

Intel logo Core i9-7960X
versus
Intel logo Core i3-7100

Intel Core i9-7960X logo Intel Core i3-7100 logo
General information Core i9-7960X Core i3-7100
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-X Kaby Lake-S
Clock 2.8 GHz 28.2 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 2 87.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 4 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 51 W 69.1 %
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
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i3-7100
Overall Score 65663 0 % 40916 37.7 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 57 % 8.1 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 2803 84.9 %
Single Thread Score 2481.5 0 % 2307.7 7 %
Encrypting Data 11212.4 MB/s 0 % 1442.6 MB/s 87.1 %
Compressing Data 467.1 MB/s 0 % 57.4 MB/s 87.7 %
String objects sorting 59520.7 thousand/s 0 % 7612.7 thousand/s 87.2 %
Prime numbers generation 104.4 millions/s 0 % 14.1 millions/s 86.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108232 millions/s 0 % 13392.3 millions/s 87.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66497.7 millions/s 0 % 8211.8 millions/s 87.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i3-7100.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 76.3 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 122.0 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 152.5 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 190.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 49.1 %

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 i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 122.7 FPS
High settings 265.9 FPS 196.3 FPS
Medium settings 332.4 FPS 245.3 FPS
Low settings 415.5 FPS 306.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.2 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors