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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i5-10600

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i5-10600
Launched Q4 2017 Q2 2020
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1200
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Comet Lake
Clock 2.8 GHz 15.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 12.5 % 4.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 12 62.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
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 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i5-10600
Overall Score 65663 0 % 54532 17 %
Future Proof 62 % 18.4 % 76 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 8843 52.4 %
Single Thread Score 2516.5 13.4 % 2905.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 11279.5 MB/s 0 % 5031.1 MB/s 55.4 %
Compressing Data 471.7 MB/s 0 % 210.8 MB/s 55.3 %
String objects sorting 59520.7 thousand/s 0 % 25575.7 thousand/s 57 %
Prime numbers generation 104.9 millions/s 0 % 36.9 millions/s 64.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108339 millions/s 0 % 46484.4 millions/s 57.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66631.8 millions/s 0 % 28498.5 millions/s 57.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i5-10600.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i5-10600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 116.7 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 186.6 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 233.3 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 291.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.1 %

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 i5-10600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.4 FPS 146.8 FPS
High settings 266.3 FPS 234.9 FPS
Medium settings 332.9 FPS 293.6 FPS
Low settings 416.1 FPS 367.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.8 %
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