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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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Intel logo Core i9-7900X

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General information Core i9-9960X Core i9-7900X
Launched Q1 2019 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 3.1 GHz 6.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 2.2 % 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 i9-9960X Core i9-7900X
Overall Score 66708 0 % 60833 8.8 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 59 % 14.5 %
Benchmark Score 19802 0 % 13695 30.8 %
Single Thread Score 2590.8 0 % 2586 0.2 %
Encrypting Data 11297.9 MB/s 0 % 7528.2 MB/s 33.4 %
Compressing Data 502.6 MB/s 0 % 313.6 MB/s 37.6 %
String objects sorting 65758.5 thousand/s 0 % 41589 thousand/s 36.8 %
Prime numbers generation 113.4 millions/s 0 % 76.5 millions/s 32.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 118278 millions/s 0 % 72032.2 millions/s 39.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72530.4 millions/s 0 % 45093 millions/s 37.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i9-7900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 135.4 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 216.6 FPS
Medium settings 305.6 FPS 270.7 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 338.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.4 %

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 i9-7900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 157.6 FPS
High settings 268.8 FPS 252.2 FPS
Medium settings 336.0 FPS 315.3 FPS
Low settings 420.0 FPS 394.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.2 %
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