Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 165 W

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7960X CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 86.95

Overall Rank: 166

Last Price Change: $311.31 USD (2022-10-05)

Average CPU Mark

27068

Single Thread Rating: 2527
Samples: 128*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 25,994
Thread: 2,335

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	103,312 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	64,731 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	89 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	58 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,745 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	450.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	1,204 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	35,963 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,527 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$311.31 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 500GB NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A11)	$879.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Processor 6-core with Radeon Graphics, 12 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM, 512 GB HD - Windows 10 Home, Multi-Display Capable, 5.1 Surround Sound (TP01-1140)	$599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel i5-10400F 2.9GHz, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi Ready & Windows 10 Home (GXiVR8060A10)	$1040.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Continuum Micro Gamer Computer (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (> RTX 3050), Intel 12-Core i7-12700F Processor (> i9-10900K & Ryzen 9 5900X at Gaming), 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe + 1TB HDD, Windows 11) Desktop PC	$1399.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Continuum Micro Gamer PC (Intel UHD Graphics 770, Intel 16-Core i9-12900K Processor (> Ryzen 9 5950X), 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe + 2TB HDD, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Pro) Desktop Computer	$1349.99 (www.amazon.com)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		27,068
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,708
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,971
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,186
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,634
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,815
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,452
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,793

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.06
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		114.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.34
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		86.95
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.80
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.22
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.80
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		34.69
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,831
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		2,527

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1637027 - Sep 27 2022		29153
BL1628121 - Sep 11 2022		27801
BL1587141 - Jun 27 2022		28314
BL1485742 - Dec 26 2021 [Excluded]		16289
BL1485693 - Dec 26 2021		27397

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz		27,068
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X		27,953
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X		22,773
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,764
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz		23,579
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X		23,312
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,708
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X		28,139
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G		24,570
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700		23,045
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz		25,549
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz		24,663
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT		23,766

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)