Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz can be found below. 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.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 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) i9-9960X CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 60.84

Overall Rank:
294th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
702nd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
94th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $499.00 USD (2024-05-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

30360

Single Thread Rating

2608

Samples: 100*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 28,422
Thread: 2,487

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	116,652 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	72,719 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	112 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	64,702 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,306 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	511,317 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,536 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	39,444 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,608 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$998.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$499.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz		30,360
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz		60.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz		2,608
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2092081 - May 02 2024		29456
BL2091578 - May 02 2024		28096
BL2053907 - Mar 17 2024		29375
BL2000915 - Jan 19 2024		32241
BL1998982 - Jan 17 2024		32269

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz		30,360
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-9960X		27,561 (-9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9960X		30,818 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9960X		25,163 (-17.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-9960X		38,776 (+27.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-9960X		34,270 (+12.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-9960X		23,162 (-23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9960X		32,646 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9960X		28,836 (-5.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9960X		25,469 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9960X		22,878 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-9960X		34,622 (+14.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-9960X		32,693 (+7.7%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz		2,412

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