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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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Intel logo Core i7-990X

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General information Core i9-7960X Core i7-990X
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Skylake-X Gulftown
Clock 2.8 GHz 20 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 11.9 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 12 62.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 130 W 21.2 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i7-990X
Overall Score 65678 0 % 46297 29.5 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 23 % 62.9 %
Benchmark Score 18607 0 % 4594 75.3 %
Single Thread Score 2501 0 % 1586.9 36.5 %
Encrypting Data 11270.9 MB/s 0 % 2644.7 MB/s 76.5 %
Compressing Data 473.5 MB/s 0 % 119.2 MB/s 74.8 %
String objects sorting 59383.4 thousand/s 0 % 16069.4 thousand/s 72.9 %
Prime numbers generation 102 millions/s 0 % 32.8 millions/s 67.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107923 millions/s 0 % 29562.3 millions/s 72.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67218.2 millions/s 0 % 12417.2 millions/s 81.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 239.6 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 299.5 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 374.4 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.4 %

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 i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.2 FPS 132.1 FPS
High settings 266.0 FPS 211.4 FPS
Medium settings 332.5 FPS 264.2 FPS
Low settings 415.6 FPS 330.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.5 %
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