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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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General information Core i9-7960X Core i7-970
Launched Q4 2017 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Gulftown
Clock 2.8 GHz 12.5 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 16.7 %
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 i7-970
Overall Score 65663 0 % 45369 30.9 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 20 % 67.7 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 4237 77.2 %
Single Thread Score 2504 0 % 1468.5 41.4 %
Encrypting Data 11246 MB/s 0 % 2518.5 MB/s 77.6 %
Compressing Data 465.6 MB/s 0 % 109.8 MB/s 76.4 %
String objects sorting 59225.2 thousand/s 0 % 15121.2 thousand/s 74.5 %
Prime numbers generation 103.1 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 72 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107478 millions/s 0 % 27478.4 millions/s 74.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67168.1 millions/s 0 % 11546.6 millions/s 82.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i7-970.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 89.4 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 143.1 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 178.9 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 223.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.3 %

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 i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.3 FPS 130.5 FPS
High settings 266.1 FPS 208.8 FPS
Medium settings 332.6 FPS 261.1 FPS
Low settings 415.7 FPS 326.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.5 %
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