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.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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: 57.79

Overall Rank:
345th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
837th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
112th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $499.00 USD (2024-10-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

28836

Single Thread Rating

2498

Samples: 160*
*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	108,151 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	65,826 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	103 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58,312 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,782 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	483,168 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,463 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,607 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,498 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 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)

	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS	$1999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance i7500 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel Core i9 14900KF CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU - 64GB Vengeance RGB DDR5 Memory - 2TB M.2 SSD - Black	$3899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	KODLIX GD90 Mini PC, 12th Gen Intel i9-12900HK(14C/20T), 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD Desktop Mini Computers, 4K Triple Display Small Computer HDMI+DP+USB-C, Micro PC WiFi6E/BT5.2/2.5G LAN for Home/Office	$549.00 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, Radeon RX 6600 XT 8G GDDR6,Intel Core i9-11900KF 3.5GHz up to 5.3GHz, 16G DDR4 Memory, 1T SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 7, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, W11H64	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,081
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,604
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		28,836
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		181.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.02
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.30
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		57.79
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 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		2,498

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5074525 - Sep 29 2024		29737
BL5074524 - Sep 29 2024		29103
BL5073231 - Sep 13 2024		31337
BL5072920 - Sep 10 2024		29076
BL5072919 - Sep 10 2024		29057

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 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		28,836
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7960X		27,615 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7960X		34,273 (+18.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7960X		28,296 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i9-7960X		30,803 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		30,254 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-7960X		34,604 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		25,163 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		22,780 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		26,036 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7960X		23,671 (-17.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7960X		23,089 (-19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-7960X		62,733 (+117.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,095
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,485
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		2,162

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