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

Ultra

129

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

699

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

171

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

773

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

183

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

Fortnite

Core i9-9960X Alternatives

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161 FPS+14%

$5.59/FPS

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

174 FPS+23%

$4.28/FPS

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Ryzen 9 7900X3D

172 FPS+22%

$3.6/FPS

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor

Core i9-14900

175 FPS+24%

$3.28/FPS

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

Core i9-10900X

145 FPS+3%

$3.9/FPS

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

Ryzen 5 3600XT

148 FPS+5%

$3.91/FPS

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

Core i9-10980XE

145 FPS+3%

$5.21/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

138 FPS-2%

$6.49/FPS

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Core i7-6950X

139 FPS-1%

$4.24/FPS

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

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

137 FPS-3%

$4.54/FPS

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

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Xeon X5650

6 Cores @ 2.67 GHz

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Xeon X5670

6 Cores @ 2.93 GHz

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Xeon X5660

6 Cores @ 2.8 GHz

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Core i7-980X

6 Cores @ 3.33 GHz

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Xeon W3680

6 Cores @ 3.33 GHz

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Xeon E5645

6 Cores @ 2.4 GHz

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Xeon X5677

4 Cores @ 3.47 GHz

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Xeon X5680

6 Cores @ 3.33 GHz

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Core i3-350M

2 Cores @ 2.27 GHz

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Core i5-430M

2 Cores @ 2.27 GHz

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Core i5-540M

2 Cores @ 2.53 GHz

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Core i7-620M

2 Cores @ 2.67 GHz

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Core i9-9960X

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My Games With Core i9-9960X

Grand Theft Auto V

Minecraft

League of Legends

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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