Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-8700
i9-7960X
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
98 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
28x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 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
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,211
1,099
Cinebench R23
7,068
22,189
Geekbench 6
1,258
1,313
Geekbench 5
1,166
-
Geekbench 6
4,394
9,066
Geekbench 5
6,209
-
Blender
143
-
Passmark CPU
2,647
2,489
Passmark CPU
12,874
26,917