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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Ryzen 7 5800X
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2020
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2066 AM4
Series Name Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen 7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Vermeer
Clock 3.1 GHz 18.4 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 6.4 % 4.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 8 50 %
Threads 32 0 % 16 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 105 W 36.4 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 7 nm 50 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
8 × 512 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 32 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Ryzen 7 5800X
Overall Score 66708 0 % 65181 2.3 %
Future Proof 69 % 12.7 % 79 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 19802 0 % 18050 8.8 %
Single Thread Score 2590.8 25.5 % 3477 0 %
Encrypting Data 11297.9 MB/s 46.6 % 21147.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 502.6 MB/s 0 % 335 MB/s 33.3 %
String objects sorting 65758.5 thousand/s 0 % 35758 thousand/s 45.6 %
Prime numbers generation 113.4 millions/s 12.6 % 129.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 118278 millions/s 0 % 96276.1 millions/s 18.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72530.4 millions/s 0 % 52309.3 millions/s 27.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Ryzen 7 5800X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Ryzen 7 5800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.8 FPS 148.3 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 237.2 FPS
Medium settings 305.6 FPS 296.5 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 370.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 3 %

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 Ryzen 7 5800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 165.3 FPS
High settings 268.8 FPS 264.5 FPS
Medium settings 336.0 FPS 330.7 FPS
Low settings 420.0 FPS 413.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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