Intel Core i5 9500 vs Intel Core i9 7960X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9500 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500 +3%

1137

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

5978

Intel Core i9 7960X +150%

14950

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500 +14%

1501

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

5451

Intel Core i9 7960X +66%

9066

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500 +2%

1136

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

4567

Intel Core i9 7960X +199%

13687

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500 +3%

2574

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

9723

Intel Core i9 7960X +176%

26917

Intel Core i5 9500

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Intel Core i9 7960X

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Sep 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Skylake

i5-9500

Processor Number

i9-7960X

LGA-1151

Socket

LGA-2066

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

LGA-2066

65 W

Power Consumption

165 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

98 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

6

Performance Core Threads

32

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

6

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

28x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

22 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1100 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9500

Official Website

Intel Core i9 7960X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

44

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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