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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i9-7900X

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i9-7900X
Launched Q4 2017 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 2.8 GHz 15.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 6.7 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 10 37.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 20 37.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 140 W 15.2 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 13.75 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i9-7900X
Overall Score 65668 0 % 60833 7.4 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 59 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 18596 0 % 13695 26.4 %
Single Thread Score 2491.5 3 % 2568 0 %
Encrypting Data 11246 MB/s 0 % 7513 MB/s 33.2 %
Compressing Data 471.3 MB/s 0 % 316.1 MB/s 32.9 %
String objects sorting 58693.2 thousand/s 0 % 41300.4 thousand/s 29.6 %
Prime numbers generation 103.7 millions/s 0 % 75.5 millions/s 27.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108554 millions/s 0 % 72540 millions/s 33.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67235.1 millions/s 0 % 45273.4 millions/s 32.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i9-7900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 135.4 FPS
High settings 239.6 FPS 216.6 FPS
Medium settings 299.5 FPS 270.7 FPS
Low settings 374.3 FPS 338.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.6 %

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 i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 157.6 FPS
High settings 265.9 FPS 252.2 FPS
Medium settings 332.4 FPS 315.3 FPS
Low settings 415.5 FPS 394.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %
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