General information | Core i9-7960X | Core i7-3970X |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q4 2017 | Q1 2012 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | FCLGA2066 | LGA2011 |
Series Name | Intel Core i9 | Intel Core i7 Extreme |
Core Family Name | Skylake-X | Sandy Bridge-E |
Clock | 2.8 GHz 20 % | 3.5 GHz 0 % |
Turbo Clock | 4.2 GHz 0 % | 4 GHz 4.8 % |
Cores | 16 0 % | 6 62.5 % |
Threads | 32 0 % | 12 62.5 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 165 W 0 % | 150 W 9.1 % |
Lithography | 14 nm 56.3 % | 32 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 × 15 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | Yes |
Performance | Core i9-7960X | Core i7-3970X |
Overall Score | 65663 0 % | 48362 26.3 % |
Future Proof | 62 % 0 % | 28 % 54.8 % |
Benchmark Score | 18590 0 % | 5470 70.6 % |
Single Thread Score | 2504 0 % | 1845.5 26.3 % |
Encrypting Data | 11078.1 MB/s 0 % | 2706.8 MB/s 75.6 % |
Compressing Data | 470.8 MB/s 0 % | 144.4 MB/s 69.3 % |
String objects sorting | 59284.3 thousand/s 0 % | 21616.6 thousand/s 63.5 % |
Prime numbers generation | 104.1 millions/s 0 % | 40.2 millions/s 61.4 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 106833 millions/s 0 % | 32113 millions/s 69.9 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 67369.2 millions/s 0 % | 12749 millions/s 81.1 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i7-3970X.
Average frames per second | Core i9-7960X | Core i7-3970X |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 149.8 FPS | 98.3 FPS |
High settings | 239.7 FPS | 157.3 FPS |
Medium settings | 299.6 FPS | 196.7 FPS |
Low settings | 374.5 FPS | 245.9 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 34.3 % |
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 i7-3970X |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 166.2 FPS | 135.7 FPS |
High settings | 265.9 FPS | 217.2 FPS |
Medium settings | 332.4 FPS | 271.4 FPS |
Low settings | 415.5 FPS | 339.3 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 18.3 % |