Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #122
Rank #1,047
Core i9-7960X wins by 26.3% (Rank #122 vs #1047)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #200
Rank #974
Core i9-7960X wins by 20.4% (Rank #200 vs #974)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #115
Rank #1,222
Core i9-7960X wins by 34.4% (Rank #115 vs #1222)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #187
Rank #986
Core i9-7960X wins by 16.1% (Rank #187 vs #986)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #172
Rank #970
Core i9-7960X wins by 19% (Rank #172 vs #970)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #149
Rank #1,054
Core i9-7960X wins by 19.2% (Rank #149 vs #1054)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Gold G6400 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
16
|
2
|
+87.5% |
| Threads |
32
|
4
|
+87.5% |
| Base Frequency |
2,800 MHz
|
4,000 MHz
|
-30% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,200 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,200 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
28x
|
40x
|
-30% |
| L1 Cache |
1,024 KB
|
62 KB
|
+93.9% |
| L2 Cache |
16 MiB
|
0 MiB
|
+98.5% |
| L3 Cache |
22 MiB
|
4 MiB
|
+82.7% |
| Memory Channels |
4
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
79 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
44
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
165 W
|
58 W
|
64.8% more |
| Process (lower is better) |
14 nm
|
14 nm
|
0% |
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-7900 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-7960X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake | Comet Lake |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Core Model | 85 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | Socket 1200 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | FC-LGA1200 |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release Price | $1,699.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Core Model
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Area | 484 mm² | -- |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-7960X | Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| Flex Memory | ||
| HT | ||
| MMX | ||
| NX | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| SMM | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| TBMT 3.0 | ||
| TBT 1.0 | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
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