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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i5-12400F

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i5-12400F
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Alder Lake
Clock 2.8 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 10.7 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 4.5 % 4.4 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 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i5-12400F
Overall Score 65663 0 % 59633 9.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 27.9 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 12646 32 %
Single Thread Score 2504 28.5 % 3500.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 11246 MB/s 4.9 % 11826.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 465.6 MB/s 0 % 228.8 MB/s 50.9 %
String objects sorting 59225.2 thousand/s 0 % 22925.6 thousand/s 61.3 %
Prime numbers generation 103.1 millions/s 0 % 73.3 millions/s 28.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107478 millions/s 0 % 60633.7 millions/s 43.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67168.1 millions/s 0 % 47018 millions/s 30 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i5-12400F.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i5-12400F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 131.8 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 210.9 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 263.6 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 329.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12 %

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 i5-12400F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.3 FPS 155.7 FPS
High settings 266.1 FPS 249.1 FPS
Medium settings 332.6 FPS 311.3 FPS
Low settings 415.7 FPS 389.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.4 %
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