Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Xeon 6960E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Clearwater Forest
Processor Number
i9-9960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
165 W
330 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
98°C
Foundry
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Intel
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
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Performance Core Threads
32
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
144
Total Thread Count
32
144
L1 Cache
32 K per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
432 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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24.0
SMP
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2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
96
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
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Cinebench R23
17,953
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Geekbench 6
1,432
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Geekbench 6
10,707
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Passmark CPU
2,608
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Passmark CPU
30,525
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.