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Intel logo Core i7-9700K
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General information Core i7-9700K Core i7-3960X
Launched Q4 2018 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 20.4 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 8 × 1.5 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i7-9700K Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 55308 0 % 48276 12.7 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 27 % 60.3 %
Benchmark Score 9357 0 % 5431 42 %
Single Thread Score 2902.9 0 % 1797 38.1 %
Encrypting Data 4551.9 MB/s 0 % 2539.9 MB/s 44.2 %
Compressing Data 206.7 MB/s 0 % 138.1 MB/s 33.2 %
String objects sorting 26256.6 thousand/s 0 % 20963 thousand/s 20.2 %
Prime numbers generation 51.9 millions/s 0 % 41.9 millions/s 19.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 41890.8 millions/s 0 % 32925 millions/s 21.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 35828.1 millions/s 0 % 12359.9 millions/s 65.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9700K, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-9700K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 119.0 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 190.4 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 238.0 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 297.5 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.6 %

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 i7-9700K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 135.6 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 217.0 FPS
Medium settings 295.9 FPS 271.2 FPS
Low settings 369.9 FPS 339.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %
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