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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Core i3-12100F
Launched Q1 2019 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-X Alder Lake
Clock 3.1 GHz 6.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 2.3 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 32 0 % 8 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 58 W 64.8 %
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
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Core i3-12100F
Overall Score 66672 0 % 54992 17.5 %
Future Proof 69 % 19.8 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 19760 0 % 9145 53.7 %
Single Thread Score 2634.9 23.3 % 3435.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 11275.6 MB/s 0 % 8088.4 MB/s 28.3 %
Compressing Data 498.3 MB/s 0 % 159.6 MB/s 68 %
String objects sorting 64860 thousand/s 0 % 15719.2 thousand/s 75.8 %
Prime numbers generation 113.9 millions/s 0 % 61.6 millions/s 45.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 117273 millions/s 0 % 41418 millions/s 64.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72687.6 millions/s 0 % 32371 millions/s 55.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i3-12100F.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i3-12100F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.7 FPS 118.0 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 188.9 FPS
Medium settings 305.5 FPS 236.1 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 295.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.7 %

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 i9-9960X Core i3-12100F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 147.5 FPS
High settings 268.9 FPS 236.0 FPS
Medium settings 336.1 FPS 295.0 FPS
Low settings 420.1 FPS 368.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.2 %
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