Intel Core i9-9960X vs Intel Core i9-7920X

What is the difference between Intel Core i9-9960X and Intel Core i9-7920X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1107Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1102
14226Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score11861
31264PassMark CPU Mark Rating23467
2649PassMark Single Thread Rating2477
129463DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i9-9960XProcessorIntel Core i9-7920X
3100 MHzFrequency2900 MHz
4400 MHzMaximum Frequency4300 MHz
16Cores12
32Threads24
165 WTDP140 W
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Socket 2066 LGAPackageSocket 2066 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1096Single-Core Score1103
13652Multi-Core Score11599
Geekbench 5.2.5 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelGeneric
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME X299-DELUXEMotherboardASRock X299 Professional Gaming i9
High performancePower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i9-9960XNameIntel Core i9-7920X
1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 12 Cores, 24 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4
3.10 GHzBase Frequency2.90 GHz
4.39 GHzMaximum Frequency4300 MHz
Socket 2066 LGAPackageSocket 2066 LGA
Skylake-XCodenameSkylake-X
32.0 KB x 16L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 12
32.0 KB x 16L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 12
1.00 MB x 16L2 Cache1.00 MB x 12
22.0 MB x 1L3 Cache16.5 MB x 1

Memory Information

64.00 GBSize64.00 GB
1200 MHzFrequency1333 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR4 SDRAM
4Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1096Single-Core Score1103
1574Crypto Score1530
1018Integer Score1044
1186Floating Point Score 1158
1574
2.68 GB/sec
AES-XTS1530
2.61 GB/sec
950
4.81 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1089
5.51 MB/sec
1220
57.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1256
59.4 Mpixels/sec
895
2.52 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)872
2.46 MTE/sec
938
1.10 MElements/sec
HTML51034
1.21 MElements/sec
968
303.2 Krows/sec
SQLite985
308.7 Krows/sec
1102
59.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1053
57.1 Mpixels/sec
1033
329.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering1031
328.4 KB/sec
1113
8.67 Klines/sec
Clang1069
8.33 Klines/sec
987
11.4 images/sec
Camera1045
12.1 images/sec
1030
1.29 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics996
1.25 Mpairs/sec
1145
7091.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1098
6805.0 FPS
775
42.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur770
42.3 Mpixels/sec
1073
8.26 images/sec
Face Detection1018
7.84 images/sec
997
24.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection944
23.3 Mpixels/sec
1863
91.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1738
85.3 Mpixels/sec
2163
29.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR2024
27.6 Mpixels/sec
1417
1.14 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1436
1.15 Mpixels/sec
1011
9.05 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1024
9.18 Kpixels/sec
1013
32.4 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1080
34.5 Words/sec
1147
44.3 images/sec
Machine Learning1115
43.1 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

13652Multi-Core Score11599
10985Crypto Score11557
13256Integer Score11296
14954Floating Point Score 12261
10985
18.7 GB/sec
AES-XTS11557
19.7 GB/sec
15597
78.9 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)12951
65.5 MB/sec
18556
877.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression16014
757.6 Mpixels/sec
7324
20.7 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)6742
19.0 MTE/sec
12518
14.7 MElements/sec
HTML510575
12.4 MElements/sec
13650
4.28 Mrows/sec
SQLite11890
3.73 Mrows/sec
14855
806.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering12157
659.8 Mpixels/sec
11726
3.65 MB/sec
Text Rendering9725
3.03 MB/sec
16046
125.0 Klines/sec
Clang13867
108.0 Klines/sec
12487
144.7 images/sec
Camera10386
120.4 images/sec
12242
15.3 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics10522
13.2 Mpairs/sec
20054
124244.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics16288
100910.9 FPS
14541
799.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur11176
614.4 Mpixels/sec
15004
115.5 images/sec
Face Detection12471
96.0 images/sec
14999
369.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection12050
297.0 Mpixels/sec
21108
1.04 Gpixels/sec
Image Inpainting16845
826.4 Mpixels/sec
30571
416.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR23372
318.5 Mpixels/sec
22416
18.0 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing17742
14.2 Mpixels/sec
15131
135.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion11361
101.8 Kpixels/sec
9097
290.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition7764
248.2 Words/sec
5228
202.0 images/sec
Machine Learning5310
205.2 images/sec