Intel BX80673I99960X

Core i9-9960X

Core i9-9960X
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -32%Memory -7%, 1-Core -47%, 2-Core -44%, 4-Core -40%, 8-Core -19%Overclocked Score -24%1-Core -36%, 2-Core -35%, 4-Core -34%, 8-Core -12%, Memory -4%Value & Sentiment -2,684%User Rating -90%, Market Share -9,789%, Price -729%, Value -130%Nice To Haves -9%64-Core 57%, 64-Core 43%, Age -128%

Average Bench: 84.9% (194^th of 1459)

Based on 850 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9960X CPU @ 3.10GHz

Poor: 75%Average: 84.9% Great: 94%

Gaming 85%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 108%

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Popular builds with this CPU

Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-9960X averaged just 15.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-9960X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 2,572Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 498Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-9960X is just 19.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-9960X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 76.6Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 988Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 850 samples)

Rank 19484.9%

Min	Avg	Max
66.4	Memory 76.6	87.9
95.6	1-Core 127	144
199	2-Core 253	288
83.1% 152 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
407	4-Core 498	562
783	8-Core 988	1,124
87.8% 743 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
2,013	64-Core 2,572	2,995
159% 2,572 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

POL-User, 1 month ago.Core i9-9960X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

90.7% Outstanding

Memory 91.3

1-Core 109

2-Core 251

84% 150 Pts

4-Core 482

8-Core 1,088

91% 785 Pts

64-Core 2,599

161% 2,599 Pts

SWE-User, 21 days ago.Core i9-9960X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)

82.5% Excellent

Memory 72.1

1-Core 124

2-Core 248

80% 148 Pts

4-Core 497

8-Core 995

88% 746 Pts

64-Core 1,975

122% 1,975 Pts

CAN-User, 4 days ago.Core i9-9960X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

80.9% Excellent

Memory 72.3

1-Core 122

2-Core 248

80% 148 Pts

4-Core 479

8-Core 954

85% 717 Pts

64-Core 2,133

132% 2,133 Pts

USA-User, 9 days ago.Core i9-9960X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)

80.9% Excellent

Memory 69.6

1-Core 128

2-Core 248

80% 148 Pts

4-Core 493

8-Core 980

87% 736 Pts

64-Core 2,124

131% 2,124 Pts

USA-User, 2 months ago.Core i9-9960X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

80.7% Excellent

Memory 70.5

1-Core 117

2-Core 244

78% 144 Pts

4-Core 486

8-Core 970

86% 728 Pts

64-Core 2,682

166% 2,682 Pts

MEX-User, 1 month ago.Core i9-9960X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)

78.4% Very good

Memory 70.3

1-Core 118

2-Core 236

77% 141 Pts

4-Core 463

8-Core 894

80% 678 Pts

64-Core 2,534

157% 2,534 Pts

USA-User, 3 months ago.Core i9-9960X,

LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)

77.1% Very good

Memory 69.1

1-Core 118

2-Core 234

76% 140 Pts

4-Core 455

8-Core 932

81% 693 Pts

64-Core 2,524

156% 2,524 Pts

USA-User, 3 months ago.Core i9-9960X,

CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads

Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)

66.4% Good

Memory 63.1

1-Core 93.4

2-Core 187

63% 114 Pts

4-Core 373

8-Core 744

66% 558 Pts

64-Core 1,959

121% 1,959 Pts

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Gaming 133%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 166%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-DELUXE II

CPU
Core i9-9960XIntel $1,500Bench 85%, 850 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	91x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,095Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	87x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	57x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	85x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	14x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	12x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 1,079 samples	10x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,960

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Specifications

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Description	Intel® Core™ i9-9960X X-series Processor (22M Cache, up to 4.50 GHz)
Code Name	Skylake
Launch Date	Q4'18
Processor Number	i9-9960X
# of Cores	16
# of Threads	32
Cache	22 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	3.10 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	4.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
QPI Links	0
Scalability	1S Only
Max TDP	165 W
Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2017X

Memory

Max Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-2666
Memory Channels	4
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	44

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 Tech	Yes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes

Package

Max CPU Configuration	1

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes

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Excellent

5 years ago.

Video editing | macOS X runs super fast on iMacPro | Flac to MP3 conversion is almost instant with 50 benchmark| No Compatibility issue as yet a| Very solid performer on single core as well| Whats there not to like .. ...Ooh! yer - it an Intel is about the only issue it has. Over priced and the same as the i9-9780xe. Still like a dummy I have one. My Ryzen TR 2990WX feels faster but the clock speeds suggests its not and is also a solid product not to mention much cheaper.

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Excellent

5 years ago.

Can be de-lidded unlike its big brother does everything I want of it has nice game / productivity split

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Intel BX80673I99960X

Core i9-9960X

Average Bench: 84.9% (194^th of 1459)

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Average Bench: 84.9% (194th of 1459)

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