Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-7960X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 22 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7960X CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i9-7960X CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 57.93

Overall Rank:
360th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
870th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
120th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $498.00 USD (2024-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

28849

Single Thread Rating

2497

Samples: 164*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 25,994
Thread: 2,335

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	108,225 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	65,944 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	104 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58,385 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,691 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	482,271 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,474 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,718 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,497 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$498.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	YEYIAN ODACHI Intel Core i9 14900KF Gaming PC, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (>3090) AI Powered Desktop Computer, 1TB NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 5600MHz, Intel Z790 Chipset, 360mm Liquid Cooled, 850W Gold PSU, Win 11	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Computer Tower - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core Processor up to 6 GHz, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Windows 11 Pro - Graphite Black	$1509.00 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Computer Deskto, Radeon RX 6600 XT 8G,Intel Core i9-11900KF 3.5GHz up to 5.3GHz, 16G DDR4, 1T SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x7, Windows 11 Home, White	$939.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 Micro Desktop, Intel Core i9-12900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, USB 3.2, Built in WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black Computer	$1149.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		28,849
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		57.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		2,497

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2251554 - Nov 21 2024		25261
BL2248225 - Nov 17 2024		28946
BL2243378 - Nov 12 2024		28839
BL2222724 - Oct 18 2024		32927
BL5074525 - Sep 29 2024		29737

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		28,849
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7960X		27,681 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7960X		34,270 (+18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7960X		28,309 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-7960X		30,722 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		30,254 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-7960X		34,598 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		25,163 (-12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-7960X		23,608 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		22,732 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		27,939 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		25,963 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		23,653 (-18.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		2,026

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