Intel Core i7 6700T vs Intel Core i9 7960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700T with 4 cores 2.8GHz 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 i7 6700T 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Lower TDP (35W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (3.0 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6700T
1144
Intel Core i9 7960X
+14%
1313
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6700T
3245
Intel Core i9 7960X
+179%
9066
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Sep 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-7960X
Intel Socket 1151
Socket
LGA-2066
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i7(Skylake)
Generation
-
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
165 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
32
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
28.0
Multiplier
28x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR3, DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 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
-
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
