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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i9-9920X

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i9-9920X
Launched Q4 2017 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 2.8 GHz 20 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 6.7 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 12 25 %
Threads 32 0 % 24 25 %
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
12 × 32 kB Instruction
12 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
12 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i9-9920X
Overall Score 65823 0 % 63702 3.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 8.8 % 68 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 18772 0 % 16467 12.3 %
Single Thread Score 2501.5 5 % 2634.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 11234.8 MB/s 0 % 9326 MB/s 17 %
Compressing Data 471.3 MB/s 0 % 390.6 MB/s 17.1 %
String objects sorting 58693.2 thousand/s 0 % 50373.7 thousand/s 14.2 %
Prime numbers generation 104.1 millions/s 0 % 92.1 millions/s 11.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108339 millions/s 0 % 90403.5 millions/s 16.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66497.7 millions/s 0 % 55898 millions/s 15.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i9-9920X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i9-9920X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.7 FPS 143.4 FPS
High settings 239.5 FPS 229.4 FPS
Medium settings 299.3 FPS 286.7 FPS
Low settings 374.2 FPS 358.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.2 %

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 i9-7960X Core i9-9920X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.3 FPS 162.6 FPS
High settings 266.1 FPS 260.2 FPS
Medium settings 332.6 FPS 325.2 FPS
Low settings 415.8 FPS 406.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.2 %
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