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Intel logo Core i7-9800X
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i7-9800X Core i7-3960X
Launched Q4 2018 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 13.2 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 13.3 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 130 W 21.2 %
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 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16.5 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-9800X Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 58463 0 % 48283 17.4 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 27 % 60.3 %
Benchmark Score 11682 0 % 5435 53.5 %
Single Thread Score 2592.1 0 % 1803.4 30.4 %
Encrypting Data 6278.1 MB/s 0 % 2562.4 MB/s 59.2 %
Compressing Data 252.1 MB/s 0 % 138.9 MB/s 44.9 %
String objects sorting 32992.7 thousand/s 0 % 20838.9 thousand/s 36.8 %
Prime numbers generation 70.9 millions/s 0 % 42 millions/s 40.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58315.8 millions/s 0 % 33094.9 millions/s 43.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36377.4 millions/s 0 % 12324.1 millions/s 66.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9800X, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.3 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 205.3 FPS 157.0 FPS
Medium settings 256.7 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 320.8 FPS 245.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.6 %

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 i7-9800X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.5 FPS 135.6 FPS
High settings 245.6 FPS 216.9 FPS
Medium settings 307.0 FPS 271.2 FPS
Low settings 383.8 FPS 339.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.7 %
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