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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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General information Core i9-7960X Core i5-2400
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.8 GHz 9.7 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 19 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 32 0 % 4 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i5-2400
Overall Score 65663 0 % 39769 39.4 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 21 % 66.1 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 2501 86.5 %
Single Thread Score 2504 0 % 1595.2 36.3 %
Encrypting Data 11246 MB/s 0 % 5723.4 MB/s 49.1 %
Compressing Data 465.6 MB/s 0 % 61.4 MB/s 86.8 %
String objects sorting 59225.2 thousand/s 0 % 8515.5 thousand/s 85.6 %
Prime numbers generation 103.1 millions/s 0 % 22.8 millions/s 77.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107478 millions/s 0 % 13660.4 millions/s 87.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67168.1 millions/s 0 % 7009.9 millions/s 89.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i5-2400.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i5-2400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 72.8 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 116.5 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 145.7 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 182.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.4 %

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 i9-7960X Core i5-2400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.3 FPS 120.6 FPS
High settings 266.1 FPS 193.0 FPS
Medium settings 332.6 FPS 241.3 FPS
Low settings 415.7 FPS 301.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.5 %
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