Intel Core i9-9960X
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9960X

Processor Intel Core i9-9960X, specifications and benchmarks

212 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i9-9960X Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2018. Here are all the Intel Core i9-9960X’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.10 GHz, total of cores is 16. The CPU supports DDR4-2666 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 2066. The TDP for CPU is 165 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i9-9960X Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32
  • Turbo (16 Cores)
    4.10 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
  • Shader
  • Max. GPU Memory
    --
  • Max. displays
  • Generation
  • DirectX Version
  • Technology
  • Release date
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    No
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • JPEG
    No
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    4
  • PCIe version
    3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    92 °C
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    22.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q4/2018
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    215 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    70 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    391 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    106 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    176 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    132 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i9-9960X 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.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
459
459
459
457
Intel Core i9-9960X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
6954
6768
6731
6671
Intel Core i9-9960X
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
201
201
201
200
Intel Core i9-9960X
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
2965
2965
2940
2872
Intel Core i9-9960X
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
1164
1164
1161
1158
Intel Core i9-9960X
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
14740
14650
14322
14314
Intel Core i9-9960X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
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
28465
28465
28242
28124
Intel Core i9-9960X

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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