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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Core i7-7740X
Launched Q1 2019 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Kaby Lake-X
Clock 3.1 GHz 27.9 % 4.3 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 % 112 W 32.1 %
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
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 i7-7740X
Overall Score 66708 0 % 49931 25.1 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 60 % 13 %
Benchmark Score 19802 0 % 6216 68.6 %
Single Thread Score 2614.4 2.1 % 2669.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 11320.7 MB/s 0 % 3254.8 MB/s 71.2 %
Compressing Data 505.1 MB/s 0 % 131.3 MB/s 74 %
String objects sorting 64911.3 thousand/s 0 % 17286 thousand/s 73.4 %
Prime numbers generation 113.4 millions/s 0 % 30.8 millions/s 72.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 117691 millions/s 0 % 30111.2 millions/s 74.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 73189.7 millions/s 0 % 19077 millions/s 73.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i7-7740X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 103.0 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 164.8 FPS
Medium settings 305.6 FPS 206.0 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 257.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.6 %

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 i9-9960X Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 138.5 FPS
High settings 268.8 FPS 221.5 FPS
Medium settings 336.0 FPS 276.9 FPS
Low settings 420.0 FPS 346.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.6 %
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