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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i9-9820X

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i9-9820X
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2018
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 0 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 10 37.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 20 37.5 %
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
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 16.5 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i9-9820X
Overall Score 65668 0 % 60004 8.6 %
Future Proof 62 % 8.8 % 68 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18596 0 % 12964 30.3 %
Single Thread Score 2514 0 % 2457.9 2.2 %
Encrypting Data 11234.8 MB/s 0 % 7538.4 MB/s 32.9 %
Compressing Data 464.7 MB/s 0 % 303.8 MB/s 34.6 %
String objects sorting 58929.7 thousand/s 0 % 37874.7 thousand/s 35.7 %
Prime numbers generation 104.5 millions/s 0 % 74.3 millions/s 29 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 106510 millions/s 0 % 70409.2 millions/s 33.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67101 millions/s 0 % 44592 millions/s 33.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i9-9820X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i9-9820X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 132.9 FPS
High settings 239.6 FPS 212.6 FPS
Medium settings 299.5 FPS 265.7 FPS
Low settings 374.3 FPS 332.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.3 %

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 i9-9820X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.1 FPS 156.1 FPS
High settings 265.8 FPS 249.8 FPS
Medium settings 332.3 FPS 312.3 FPS
Low settings 415.4 FPS 390.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 6 %
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