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Intel logo Core i9-9900K
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General information Core i9-9900K Core i7-4960X
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 20 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9900K Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 58665 0 % 50542 13.8 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 34 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 11844 0 % 6525 44.9 %
Single Thread Score 2926.1 0 % 2079.9 28.9 %
Encrypting Data 6623.5 MB/s 0 % 2971 MB/s 55.1 %
Compressing Data 276.8 MB/s 0 % 165.2 MB/s 40.3 %
String objects sorting 36369.6 thousand/s 0 % 22968 thousand/s 36.8 %
Prime numbers generation 46.9 millions/s 1.6 % 47.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 66410.6 millions/s 0 % 37361.2 millions/s 43.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 40888.2 millions/s 0 % 18681.4 millions/s 54.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9900K, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9900K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.9 FPS 104.8 FPS
High settings 206.3 FPS 167.7 FPS
Medium settings 257.8 FPS 209.6 FPS
Low settings 322.3 FPS 262.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.7 %

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 i9-9900K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 154.3 FPS 139.8 FPS
High settings 246.8 FPS 223.7 FPS
Medium settings 308.5 FPS 279.6 FPS
Low settings 385.6 FPS 349.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.4 %
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