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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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Intel logo Core i7-7800X

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General information Core i9-9960X Core i7-7800X
Launched Q1 2019 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 3.1 GHz 11.4 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 9.1 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 12 62.5 %
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
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
6 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 8.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Core i7-7800X
Overall Score 66708 0 % 53725 19.5 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 59 % 14.5 %
Benchmark Score 19802 0 % 8331 57.9 %
Single Thread Score 2590.8 0 % 2407.4 7.1 %
Encrypting Data 11297.9 MB/s 0 % 4325.1 MB/s 61.7 %
Compressing Data 502.6 MB/s 0 % 180.7 MB/s 64 %
String objects sorting 65758.5 thousand/s 0 % 23512.8 thousand/s 64.2 %
Prime numbers generation 113.4 millions/s 0 % 44.7 millions/s 60.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 118278 millions/s 0 % 41390 millions/s 65 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72530.4 millions/s 0 % 25827.9 millions/s 64.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i7-7800X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 114.2 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 182.8 FPS
Medium settings 305.6 FPS 228.5 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 285.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.2 %

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 i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 145.1 FPS
High settings 268.8 FPS 232.1 FPS
Medium settings 336.0 FPS 290.1 FPS
Low settings 420.0 FPS 362.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.7 %
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