Intel Core i9-7980XE vs Intel Core i9-9960X

What is the difference between Intel Core i9-7980XE and Intel Core i9-9960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1112Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1107
15007Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score14226
29471PassMark CPU Mark Rating31264
2470PassMark Single Thread Rating2649
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score12946

Processor Specs

Intel Core i9-7980XEProcessorIntel Core i9-9960X
2600 MHzFrequency3100 MHz
4200 MHzMaximum Frequency4400 MHz
18Cores16
36Threads32
165 WTDP165 W
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Socket 2066 LGAPackageSocket 2066 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1114Single-Core Score1096
15150Multi-Core Score13652
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.5 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
iMacPro1,1ModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
iMacPro1,1Model ID
Acidanthera Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 iMacPro1,1MotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME X299-DELUXE
Power PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i9-7980XENameIntel Core i9-9960X
1 Processor, 18 Cores, 36 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4
2.60 GHzBase Frequency3.10 GHz
Maximum Frequency4.39 GHz
PackageSocket 2066 LGA
CodenameSkylake-X
32.0 KB x 18L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 16
32.0 KB x 18L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 16
1.00 MB x 18L2 Cache1.00 MB x 16
24.8 MB x 1L3 Cache22.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

64.00 GBSize64.00 GB
Frequency1200 MHz
3200 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR4TypeDDR4 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1114Single-Core Score1096
1457Crypto Score1574
1040Integer Score1018
1217Floating Point Score 1186
1457
2.48 GB/sec
AES-XTS1574
2.68 GB/sec
1110
5.61 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)950
4.81 MB/sec
1064
50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1220
57.7 Mpixels/sec
1039
2.93 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)895
2.52 MTE/sec
926
1.09 MElements/sec
HTML5938
1.10 MElements/sec
1040
325.9 Krows/sec
SQLite968
303.2 Krows/sec
1010
54.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1102
59.8 Mpixels/sec
1012
322.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering1033
329.3 KB/sec
1057
8.23 Klines/sec
Clang1113
8.67 Klines/sec
1117
12.9 images/sec
Camera987
11.4 images/sec
1008
1.26 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1030
1.29 Mpairs/sec
1241
7686.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1145
7091.2 FPS
774
42.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur775
42.6 Mpixels/sec
1124
8.65 images/sec
Face Detection1073
8.26 images/sec
996
24.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection997
24.6 Mpixels/sec
2125
104.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1863
91.4 Mpixels/sec
2045
27.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR2163
29.5 Mpixels/sec
1454
1.17 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1417
1.14 Mpixels/sec
1024
9.17 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1011
9.05 Kpixels/sec
1079
34.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1013
32.4 Words/sec
1144
44.2 images/sec
Machine Learning1147
44.3 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

15150Multi-Core Score13652
11912Crypto Score10985
14692Integer Score13256
16682Floating Point Score 14954
11912
20.3 GB/sec
AES-XTS10985
18.7 GB/sec
19769
100.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)15597
78.9 MB/sec
19537
924.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression18556
877.8 Mpixels/sec
9654
27.2 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)7324
20.7 MTE/sec
14063
16.5 MElements/sec
HTML512518
14.7 MElements/sec
16127
5.05 Mrows/sec
SQLite13650
4.28 Mrows/sec
10801
586.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering14855
806.2 Mpixels/sec
12665
3.94 MB/sec
Text Rendering11726
3.65 MB/sec
17755
138.3 Klines/sec
Clang16046
125.0 Klines/sec
15525
180.0 images/sec
Camera12487
144.7 images/sec
12238
15.3 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics12242
15.3 Mpairs/sec
26420
163684.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics20054
124244.4 FPS
15760
866.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur14541
799.3 Mpixels/sec
19248
148.2 images/sec
Face Detection15004
115.5 images/sec
16088
396.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection14999
369.7 Mpixels/sec
26383
1.29 Gpixels/sec
Image Inpainting21108
1.04 Gpixels/sec
27030
368.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR30571
416.6 Mpixels/sec
24391
19.6 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing22416
18.0 Mpixels/sec
14472
129.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion15131
135.6 Kpixels/sec
10665
341.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition9097
290.8 Words/sec
6571
253.9 images/sec
Machine Learning5228
202.0 images/sec