Processors

Core i9-7960X

About Intel Core i9-7960X

Intel Core i9-7960X is processor manufactured by Intel and launched in Q4 2017 . It's using FCLGA2066 socket. It has 16 cores and 32 threads with clock of 2.8 GHz that can turbo clock itself to 4.2 GHz . This processor is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 165 watts of power .

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

Intel
Factory

FCLGA2066
Socket

Q4 2017
Launched

Intel Core i9
Series Name

Skylake-X
Core Family Name

2.8 GHz
Clock

4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock

16
Cores

32
Threads

165 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

128 GB
Maximum supported RAM

14 nm
Lithography

16 × 32 kB
L1 Instruction Cache

16 × 32 kB
L1 Data Cache

16 × 1 MB
L2 Cache

1 × 22 MB
L3 Cache

No
ECC Supported

Yes
Multithreading Supported

Overall Score 65668

Benchmark Score 18596

Single Thread Score 2504

Future Proof 62%

Component performance

11279.5 MB/s
Encrypting Data

471.7 MB/s
Compressing Data

59343.4 thousand/s
String objects sorting

104.2 millions/s
Prime numbers generation

107048 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (integer)

66899.9 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (float)

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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W 2 new from 347.48 $. 1 used from 699.00 $. Last updated 1 hours ago.		Yes	347.48 $	Yes 347.48 $

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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

2 new from 347.48 $. 1 used from 699.00 $. Last updated 1 hours ago.

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Compatible graphic cards

Graphic cards that best works with Core i9-7960X on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	GeForce RTX 3060	Desktop Used in	Q4 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1320 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1320 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	170 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 7600	Desktop Used in	Q2 2023 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1720 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1720 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	165 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2070	Desktop Used in	Q4 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1410 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1410 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1080	Desktop Used in	Q2 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6600	Desktop Used in	Q4 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1626 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1626 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	132 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2060	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1470 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1470 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	185 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro W5700	Desktop Used in	Q1 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1243 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1243 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	205 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 7700S	Desktop Used in	Q3 2023 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 1070 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q4 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5700	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1465 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1465 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX Vega 64	Desktop Used in	Q3 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1247 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1247 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	295 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1070	Desktop Used in	Q2 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1506 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1506 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5600 XT	Desktop Used in	Q1 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1130 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1130 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q2 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1076 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1076 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	TITAN X	Desktop Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1417 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1417 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	RTX A2000	Desktop Used in	Q2 2022 Launched		562 MHz Core Clock	12 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		562 MHz Core Clock	12 MB Memory	70 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 8200	Desktop Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1200 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1200 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX TITAN X	Desktop Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX Vega 56	Desktop Used in	Q3 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1471 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1471 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	210 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Vega Frontier Edition	Desktop Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1382 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1382 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	350 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER	Desktop Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1530 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1530 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	125 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3050	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1552 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1552 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1500 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1500 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro 5700 XT	Desktop Used in	Q3 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1243 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1243 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 9100	Desktop Used in	Q4 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1200 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1200 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro Vega 56	Desktop Used in	Q1 2018 Launched		1247 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1247 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory
	GeForce RTX 3050 OEM	Desktop Used in	Q3 2022 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 1660	Desktop Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1530 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1530 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5600	Desktop Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1130 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1130 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 980	Desktop Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1126 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1126 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	165 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Arc A770	Desktop Used in	Q4 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2100 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2100 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER	Desktop Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1530 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1530 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Arc A750	Desktop Used in	Q4 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2050 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2050 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 Fury X	Desktop Used in	Q3 2020 Launched		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6500 XT	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched		2310 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2310 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	107 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 970	Desktop Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	145 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 Fury	Desktop Used in	Q3 2015 Launched		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	275 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro RTX 5000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1620 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1620 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro RTX 4000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1005 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1005 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	160 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon PRO W6600	Workstation Used in	Q3 2021 Launched		2331 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2331 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro P6000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1417 MHz Core Clock	24000 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1417 MHz Core Clock	24000 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro VII	Workstation Used in	Q4 2020 Launched		1400 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1400 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Tesla P40	Workstation Used in	Q2 2022 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1303 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1303 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Workstation Used in	Q1 2018 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro P5000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1607 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1607 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M6000	Workstation Used in	Q3 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	988 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		988 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro Vega 48	Workstation Used in	Q3 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro P4200 (Max-Q Design)	Workstation Used in	Q4 2018 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro P4000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	105 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro P4200	Workstation Used in	Q3 2018 Launched		1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1227 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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Average frames per second

Intel Core i9-7960X can run games with frames per second ranging from 149.7 FPS up to 374.3 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 149.7 FPS
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 239.6 FPS
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 299.5 FPS
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 374.3 FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Processor Intel Core i9-7960X

Number of frames per second for Intel Core i9-7960X processor in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, Intel Core i9-7960X can achieve from 132.9 FPS up to 498.3 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game.

On ultra settings Intel Core i9-7960X can achieve from 132.9 FPS up to 199.3 FPS , with average around 166.1 FPS .
On high settings Intel Core i9-7960X can achieve from 212.6 FPS up to 318.9 FPS , with average around 265.7 FPS .
On medium settings Intel Core i9-7960X can achieve from 265.8 FPS up to 398.6 FPS , with average around 332.1 FPS .
On low settings Intel Core i9-7960X can achieve from 332.2 FPS up to 498.3 FPS , with average around 415.2 FPS .

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Compatible graphic cards

GeForce RTX 3060

Radeon RX 7600

GeForce RTX 2070

GeForce GTX 1080

Radeon RX 6600

GeForce RTX 2060

Radeon Pro W5700

Radeon RX 7700S

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Radeon RX 5700

Radeon RX Vega 64

GeForce GTX 1070

Radeon RX 5600 XT

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

TITAN X

RTX A2000

Radeon Pro WX 8200

GeForce GTX TITAN X

Radeon RX Vega 56

Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Radeon Pro 5700 XT

Radeon Pro WX 9100

Radeon Pro Vega 56

GeForce RTX 3050 OEM

GeForce GTX 1660

Radeon RX 5600

GeForce GTX 980

Arc A770

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

Arc A750

Radeon R9 Fury X

Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon R9 Fury

Quadro RTX 5000

Quadro RTX 4000

Radeon PRO W6600

Quadro P6000

Radeon Pro VII

Tesla P40

Radeon Pro Vega 64

Quadro P5000

Quadro M6000

Radeon Pro Vega 48

Quadro P4200 (Max-Q Design)

Quadro P4000

Quadro P4200

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