Core i9-9960X

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
16	32	3.1 GHz	4.4 GHz

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Prices and Stock

Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)

Specifications

General
Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Collection	Core i9
Codename	Skylake

Performance
Cores	16
Threads	32
Base Frequency	3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.4 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	165 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i9-9960X

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Very High

171

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

203

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

129

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

360

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Maximum

183

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

773

FPS

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Core i9-9960X Alternatives

With selected game settings

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579 FPS+61%

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Ryzen 9 7900X3D

565 FPS+57%

$1.1/FPS

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Core i9-14900

583 FPS+62%

$0.99/FPS

Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Core i9-10900X

388 FPS+8%

$1.46/FPS

Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)

Ryzen 5 3600XT

406 FPS+13%

$1.42/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-core, 12-threads unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Spire cooler

Core i9-10980XE

387 FPS+8%

$1.95/FPS

Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

341 FPS-5%

$2.62/FPS

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Core i7-6950X

349 FPS-3%

$1.69/FPS

Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

332 FPS-8%

$1.87/FPS

AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor

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Pentium P6100

2 Cores @ 2 GHz

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Core i5-580M

2 Cores @ 2.67 GHz

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Xeon W3670

6 Cores @ 3.2 GHz

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Core i7-970

6 Cores @ 3.2 GHz

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Core i3-370M

2 Cores @ 2.4 GHz

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Core i7-740QM

4 Cores @ 1.73 GHz

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Core i7-840QM

4 Cores @ 1.87 GHz

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Core i7-940XM

4 Cores @ 2.13 GHz

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Core i3-550

2 Cores @ 3.2 GHz

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Core i7-880

4 Cores @ 3.07 GHz

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Xeon E5620

4 Cores @ 2.4 GHz

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Xeon W3530

4 Cores @ 2.8 GHz

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Core i9-9960X

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