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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Core i7-4960X
Launched Q1 2019 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 3.1 GHz 13.9 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 9.1 %
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 i9-9960X Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 66672 0 % 50541 24.2 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 34 % 50.7 %
Benchmark Score 19760 0 % 6525 67 %
Single Thread Score 2608.8 0 % 2082 20.2 %
Encrypting Data 11366.6 MB/s 0 % 2992 MB/s 73.7 %
Compressing Data 499.8 MB/s 0 % 164.5 MB/s 67.1 %
String objects sorting 64795 thousand/s 0 % 22852.9 thousand/s 64.7 %
Prime numbers generation 113.6 millions/s 0 % 48.1 millions/s 57.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 118096 millions/s 0 % 36731.8 millions/s 68.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72980.4 millions/s 0 % 18662.8 millions/s 74.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.7 FPS 104.8 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 167.7 FPS
Medium settings 305.5 FPS 209.6 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 262.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.4 %

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 i9-9960X Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 139.6 FPS
High settings 268.7 FPS 223.4 FPS
Medium settings 335.9 FPS 279.2 FPS
Low settings 419.9 FPS 349.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.9 %
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