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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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General information Core i9-9960X Core i9-9940X
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2018
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-X
Clock 3.1 GHz 6.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 2.2 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 14 12.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 28 12.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 165 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
14 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Core i9-9940X
Overall Score 66672 0 % 65263 2.1 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 68 % 1.4 %
Benchmark Score 19760 0 % 18141 8.2 %
Single Thread Score 2611.4 0 % 2610.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 11287 MB/s 0 % 10700.4 MB/s 5.2 %
Compressing Data 505.3 MB/s 0 % 454.9 MB/s 10 %
String objects sorting 64860 thousand/s 0 % 58981.7 thousand/s 9.1 %
Prime numbers generation 112.8 millions/s 0 % 96.2 millions/s 14.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 117861 millions/s 0 % 104482 millions/s 11.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72760.8 millions/s 0 % 65555.1 millions/s 9.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i9-9940X.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.7 FPS 148.6 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 237.7 FPS
Medium settings 305.5 FPS 297.2 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 371.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.7 %

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 i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 165.5 FPS
High settings 268.7 FPS 264.7 FPS
Medium settings 335.9 FPS 330.9 FPS
Low settings 419.9 FPS 413.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %
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