Intel Core i9-9960X

Intel Core i9-9960X

Threads
32 threads
#25 of 952 — see ranking
TDP
165W
Max RAM
85.3 GB/s

General info

Type i Desktop (537 others)
Has Integrated Graphics i
Release date i 7 years ago10/08/2018 (7 others)
Thermal design power (tdp) i 165W (13 others)
Semiconductor size i 14 nm (274 others)
Cpu temperature i 85 °C (1 other)
Pci express (pcie) version i 3 (376 others)

Performance

CPU Speed i 16 x 3.1 GHz
Cpu threads i 32 threads (38 others)
Turbo clock speed i 4.4GHz (57 others)
L2 Cache i 14 MB (11 others)
L3 Cache i 19.25 MB (6 others)
L1 Cache i 896 KB (2 others)
L2 Core i 1 MB/core (163 others)
L3 Core i 1.38 MB/core (4 others)

Benchmarks

Passmark result i 30254
Passmark result (single) i 2595 (1 other)
Cinebench r20 (multi) result i 6671
Cinebench r20 (single) result i 457 (2 others)
Geekbench 6 Result (multi) i 10376
Geekbench 6 Result (single) i 1385
Blender (bmw27) Result i 86.1 seconds

Integrated graphics

Memory

Ram speed (max) i 2666 MHz (94 others)
Maximum memory bandwidth i 85.3 GB/s (4 others)
Ddr memory version i 4 (397 others)
Memory channels i 4 (48 others)
Maximum memory amount i 128GB (262 others)
Bus transfer rate i 8 GT/s (195 others)
Supports ecc memory i

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the bus transfer rate of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 8 GT/s, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 18% above the category average for bus transfer rate, ranking #4 out of 315 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the TDP of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 165W, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 168% above the category average for TDP, ranking #32 out of 931 — see ranking cpu products.
How many threads does the Intel Core i9-9960X support?
At 32 threads, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 120% above the category average for CPU threads, ranking #25 out of 951 — see ranking cpu products.
How much L2 cache does the Intel Core i9-9960X have?
At 14 MB, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 87% above the category average for L2 cache, ranking #116 out of 820 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the memory channels of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 4, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 80% above the category average for memory channels, ranking #19 out of 921 — see ranking cpu products.
How much L1 cache does the Intel Core i9-9960X have?
At 896 KB, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 80% above the category average for L1 cache, ranking #55 out of 656 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the blender (bmw27) result of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 86.1 seconds, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 80% below the category average for blender (bmw27) result, ranking #94 out of 100 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the l2 core of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 1 MB/core, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 69% above the category average for l2 core, ranking #51 out of 665 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the PassMark result of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 30,254, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 46% above the category average for PassMark result, ranking #166 out of 855 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the l3 core of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 1.38 MB/core, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 45% below the category average for l3 core, ranking #581 out of 643 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the RAM speed of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 2666 MHz, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 38% below the category average for RAM speed, ranking #633 out of 929 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the multi-core Geekbench 6 score of the Intel Core i9-9960X?
At 10,376, the Intel Core i9-9960X is 35% above the category average for multi-core Geekbench 6 score, ranking #146 out of 576 — see ranking cpu products.

How does it compare?

How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's semiconductor size compare to similar CPUss?
At 14 nm, the Intel Core i9-9960X leads the Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU / 80-core GPU) (3 nm) by 79%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's maximum memory compare to similar CPUss?
At 128GB, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU / 80-core GPU) (512GB) by 75%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's L3 cache compare to similar CPUss?
At 19.25 MB, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (64 MB) by 70%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's l3 core compare to similar CPUss?
At 1.38 MB/core, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (4 MB/core) by 66%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's multi-core Geekbench 6 score compare to similar CPUss?
At 10,376, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU / 80-core GPU) (27,749) by 63%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's single-core Geekbench 6 score compare to similar CPUss?
At 1385, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU / 80-core GPU) (3221) by 57%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's L2 cache compare to similar CPUss?
At 14 MB, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU / 80-core GPU) (32 MB) by 56%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's TDP compare to similar CPUss?
At 165W, the Intel Core i9-9960X leads the Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU / 80-core GPU) (80W) by 52%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's l2 core compare to similar CPUss?
At 1 MB/core, the Intel Core i9-9960X leads the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (0.5 MB/core) by 50%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's memory channels compare to similar CPUss?
At 4, the Intel Core i9-9960X leads the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (2) by 50%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's L1 cache compare to similar CPUss?
At 896 KB, the Intel Core i9-9960X leads the Intel Core i9-7960X (512 KB) by 43%.
How does the Intel Core i9-9960X's PassMark result compare to similar CPUss?
At 30,254, the Intel Core i9-9960X trails the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT (43,969) by 31%.
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