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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i9-10940X

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i9-10940X
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Skylake-X Cascade Lake-X
Clock 2.8 GHz 15.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 12.5 % 4.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 14 12.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 28 12.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 165 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 50 % 256 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
14 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i9-10940X
Overall Score 65668 0 % 65152 0.8 %
Future Proof 62 % 15.1 % 73 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18596 0 % 18018 3.1 %
Single Thread Score 2491.5 6.8 % 2674.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 11246 MB/s 0 % 10294.7 MB/s 8.5 %
Compressing Data 471.3 MB/s 0 % 447.6 MB/s 5 %
String objects sorting 58693.2 thousand/s 0 % 57776.6 thousand/s 1.6 %
Prime numbers generation 103.7 millions/s 0 % 95.1 millions/s 8.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108554 millions/s 0 % 105944 millions/s 2.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67235.1 millions/s 0 % 65073 millions/s 3.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i9-10940X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i9-10940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 148.2 FPS
High settings 239.6 FPS 237.1 FPS
Medium settings 299.5 FPS 296.4 FPS
Low settings 374.3 FPS 370.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

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 i9-10940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 165.3 FPS
High settings 265.9 FPS 264.4 FPS
Medium settings 332.4 FPS 330.5 FPS
Low settings 415.5 FPS 413.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %
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