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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Core i9-7980XE
Launched Q1 2019 Q3 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 0 % 2.6 GHz 16.1 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 4.2 GHz 4.5 %
Cores 16 11.1 % 18 0 %
Threads 32 11.1 % 36 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 165 W 0 %
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
18 × 32 kB Instruction
18 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
18 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 24 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Core i9-7980XE
Overall Score 66674 0 % 66463 0.3 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 60 % 13 %
Benchmark Score 19762 0 % 19513 1.3 %
Single Thread Score 2629.7 0 % 2472.6 6 %
Encrypting Data 11355.2 MB/s 2.9 % 11692 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 499.8 MB/s 3.4 % 517.6 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 64665.1 thousand/s 0.9 % 65244.8 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 113 millions/s 0 % 110.3 millions/s 2.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 117038 millions/s 0 % 115493 millions/s 1.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 73053.6 millions/s 0 % 71685.8 millions/s 1.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i9-7980XE.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i9-7980XE
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 152.1 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 243.4 FPS
Medium settings 305.5 FPS 304.2 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 380.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %

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 i9-7980XE
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 167.9 FPS
High settings 269.3 FPS 268.7 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 335.9 FPS
Low settings 420.8 FPS 419.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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