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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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General information Core i9-7960X Core i7-4960X
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Skylake-X Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 2.8 GHz 22.2 % 3.6 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 % 130 W 21.2 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 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 i7-4960X
Overall Score 65633 0 % 50541 23 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 34 % 45.2 %
Benchmark Score 18556 0 % 6525 64.8 %
Single Thread Score 2511 0 % 2084.1 17 %
Encrypting Data 11115.7 MB/s 0 % 2983 MB/s 73.2 %
Compressing Data 468.2 MB/s 0 % 162.9 MB/s 65.2 %
String objects sorting 59456.3 thousand/s 0 % 23175.1 thousand/s 61 %
Prime numbers generation 104.3 millions/s 0 % 47.5 millions/s 54.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 106818 millions/s 0 % 37287.2 millions/s 65.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66751.1 millions/s 0 % 18514.3 millions/s 72.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.6 FPS 104.8 FPS
High settings 239.4 FPS 167.7 FPS
Medium settings 299.2 FPS 209.6 FPS
Low settings 374.1 FPS 262.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.9 %

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 i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.1 FPS 139.5 FPS
High settings 265.8 FPS 223.2 FPS
Medium settings 332.2 FPS 279.0 FPS
Low settings 415.2 FPS 348.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 16 %
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