Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Core i9 9960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-8700
i9-9960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
65 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
85 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
32x
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
44
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,211
1,075
Cinebench R23
7,068
17,953
Geekbench 6
1,258
1,432
Geekbench 5
1,166
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Geekbench 6
4,394
10,707
Geekbench 5
6,209
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Blender
143
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Passmark CPU
2,647
2,608
Passmark CPU
12,874
30,525
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.