Intel Core i9-7960X Overview

Intel Core i9-7960X
Type: DESKTOP
Release date: Sep 2017

Intel_KabylakeArchitecture

16Cores

32Threads

2800 Mhz Frequency

4400 MhzTurbo Clock

165 W TDP

Summary

Relative performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
170%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
147%
Intel Core i9-12900K
146%
Intel Core i9-12900KF
146%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
141%
Intel Core i5-10600K
137%
Intel Core i5-10600KF
137%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
128%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
123%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
117%
Intel Core i9-10980XE
117%
Intel Core i9-10900K
115%
Intel Core i7-10700K
112%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
111%
Intel Core i9-9900KS
111%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
108%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
105%
Intel Core i9-7980XE
103%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
102%
Intel Core i9-7960X
100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
95%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
91%
Intel Core i9-9900K
88%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
85%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
84%
Intel Core i9-7900X
83%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
81%
Intel Core i7-9700K
78%
Intel Core i7-7820X
77%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
75%
Intel Core i7-8700K
74%
Intel Core i7-6950X
69%
Intel Core i7-7800X
68%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
67%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
67%
Intel Core i7-7700K
65%
Intel Core i5-8600K
64%
Intel Core i7-6900K
64%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
63%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
61%
Intel Core i7-6850K
61%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
60%
Intel Core i7-6700K
59%
Intel Core i7-3960X
59%
Intel Core i5-8400
58%
Intel Core i7-4790K
58%
Intel Core i7-5960X
57%
Intel Core i7-7700
57%
Intel Core i7-6800K
56%
Intel Core i5-7600K
56%
Intel Core i7-6700
56%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
55%
Intel Core i5-7600
55%
Intel Core i7-4960X
54%
Intel Core i7-7700T
54%
Intel Core i3-7350K
53%
Intel Core i7-4790
52%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
52%
Intel Core i7-5820K
52%
Intel Core i5-6600K
52%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
51%
Intel Core i7-4940MX
51%
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
51%
Intel Core i5-7500
51%
Intel Core i7-4980HQ
50%
Intel Core i7-4910MQ
50%
Intel Core i7-4930MX
50%
Intel Core i7-6700T
49%
Intel Core i7-4790S
49%
Intel Core i3-8100
49%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
49%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
48%
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
48%
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
47%
Intel Core i5-6500
47%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
47%
Intel Core i7-4800MQ
47%
Intel Core i5-7400
46%
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
46%
Intel Core i7-3770K
46%
Intel Core i5-4590
45%
Intel Core i5-8250U
45%
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
45%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
45%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
45%
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
44%
Intel Core i3-6100
44%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
44%
Intel Core i7-4700HQ
44%
Intel Core i7-4770HQ
44%
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
43%
Intel Core i7-4850HQ
43%
Intel Core i7-2600K
42%
Intel Core i7-4750HQ
41%
Intel Core i7-4702MQ
41%
Intel Core i7-4702HQ
40%
Intel Core i5-4430
40%
Intel Core i7-4712HQ
39%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
38%
Intel Core i7-4600M
38%
Intel Core i5-2500K
38%
Intel Core i7-5600U
38%
Intel Core i5-4300M
37%
Intel Core i7-3632QM
37%
Intel Core i5-5257U
36%
AMD FX-8370
36%
Intel Core i7-4600U
35%
Intel Core i7-5500U
35%
Intel Core i7-4650U
35%
AMD FX-8350
34%
Intel Core i5-5300U
34%
Intel Core i7-4550U
34%
Intel Core i5-5350U
34%
Intel Core i7-4500U
33%
AMD FX-8370E
33%
Intel Core i7-5650U
33%
Intel Core i5-4258U
32%
Intel Core i5-5250U
31%
Intel Core i5-5200U
31%
Intel Core i5-3230M
31%
AMD A10-6800K
30%
Intel Core i7-3537U
30%
Intel Core i5-3437U
29%
Intel Core i3-5157U
29%
Intel Core i5-4200U
29%
Intel Core M-5Y31
28%
Intel Core i3-4000M
28%
Intel Core i5-3337U
27%
AMD A12-9800
27%
Intel Core M-5Y71
27%
AMD A10-7850K
27%
AMD A8-5600K
27%
Intel Core M-5Y70
26%
AMD A10-7700K
25%
AMD FX-8800P
25%
Intel Core i3-5010U
25%
AMD A6-6400K
25%
Intel Core i3-5005U
24%
Intel Core M-5Y10a
24%
Intel Core i3-3110M
24%
Intel Core M-5Y51
24%
Intel Core M-5Y10
23%
Intel Core i3-4158U
22%
AMD A10-5750M
22%
AMD FX-9590
22%
Intel Core i3-8350K
21%
Intel Core i5-3339Y
20%
AMD A8-5550M
20%
Intel Core i3-4005U
20%
Intel Core i3-4010U
19%
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
19%
Intel Core M-5Y10c
19%
AMD A10-5745M
19%
AMD A10-4600M
19%
AMD A4-5300
18%
Intel Pentium 3556U
18%
Intel Core i3-3217U
18%
AMD A6-5350M
18%
Intel Core i5-4690K
17%
AMD A4-4300M
16%
Intel Pentium 2117U
16%
Intel Core i7-8550U
16%
AMD A4-5150M
15%
Intel Core i3-7100
13%
AMD A6-5200
13%
AMD FX-6300
13%
Intel Pentium G4560
11%
Intel Pentium 2129Y
11%
Intel Core i3-4330
11%
AMD A10-7890K
10%
AMD A4-5000
10%
AMD A10-7870K
10%
Intel Core i5-3380M
8%
Intel Pentium G4400
8%
Intel Pentium G3440
7%
AMD E1-2500
7%
Intel Celeron G3930
7%
Intel Celeron G3900
7%
Intel Celeron G1840
6%
AMD A4-1250
5%
AMD E1-2100
5%
AMD A4-1200
5%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Intel Core i9-7960X is a cpu released by Intel on Sep 2017. This processor is based on the architecture and packs unknown transistors on a 14 nm, 428 mmÂ² die.

Intel Core i9-7960X pros and cons

Specifications

Features

Architecture

Architecture	Intel_Kabylake
Market	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4
Codename	Skylake-X
Release Date	Sep 2017

Cores

Cores	16
Threads	32
E-Cores	none
SMPs	1
Integrated Graphics	No

Cache

L1 Cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache	1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache	22528 KB (shared)

Physical

Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp	unknown
Package	FC-LGA2066
Die Size	428mmÂ²
Process	14 nm

Performance

Cpu Frequency	2800 MHz
Turbo Clock	4400 MHz
Base Clock	100 MHz
Voltage	unknown
TDP	165 W

Compared to similar performing CPUs


	Intel Core i9-7960X	Intel Core i9-10900K	Intel Core i7-10700K	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
		compare	compare	compare	compare
Architecture	Intel_Kabylake	Intel_Cometlake	Intel_Cometlake	AMD_Zen_2	AMD_Zen_2
Process Node	14 nm	14 nm	14 nm	7 nm	7 nm
Cores/Threads	16/32	10/20	8/16	12/24	8/16
Release Date	Sep 2017	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2019

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

Intel Core i9-10900K
225
Intel Core i7-10700K
218
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
206
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
199
Intel Core i9-7960X
194

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

Intel Core i9-7960X
3177
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
3159
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2101