Intel Core i9-7960X

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 7000X
Family
Intel Core i9
Generation
7
Name
Intel Core i9-7960X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
16
CPU Threads
32
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
3.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
44
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
165 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake X
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
22.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2017
Socket
LGA 2066
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

220 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

40 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

169 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

50 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

315 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

61 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

11 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

38 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

34 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

42 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

30 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

79 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i9-7960X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1103

Intel Core i9-7960X

1110

Intel Core i5-10400

1107

Intel Xeon W-3275M

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

22189

Intel Core i9-7960X

27401

Intel Xeon Gold 6132

24309

Intel Core i9-10980XE

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

184

Intel Core i9-7960X

186

Intel Core i7-7700

186

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

3161

Intel Core i9-7960X

3187

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

3179

Intel Xeon W-2275

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1121

Intel Core i9-7960X

1122

AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE

1122

AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

13468

Intel Core i9-7960X

14261

Intel Xeon W-3245

13946

Intel Core i9-9940X

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

111.4 s

Intel Core i9-7960X

77 s

Intel Core i9-7980XE

85.4 s

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4763

Intel Core i9-7960X

4779

Intel Core i7-7700

4765

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

59374

Intel Core i9-7960X

59885

Intel Xeon Gold 6150

59777

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.14

Intel Core i9-7960X

2.14

Intel Core i5-7600

2.14

Intel Core i7-7800X

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

34.67

Intel Core i9-7960X

35.29

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

35.04

Intel Xeon Gold 6150

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

26030

Intel Core i9-7960X

27065

Intel Core i7-11700K

27065

Intel Core i7-11700KF

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.