Intel Core i9-11900 vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Processor comparisons 18-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i9-11900 vs Intel Core i9-7960X and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, RealBench, Furmark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, PassMark, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Blender, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Valorant
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
DOOM: Eternal
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Valheim
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-7960X or Intel Core i9-11900.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i9-11900

58%

Core i9-7960X

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-11900

55%

Core i9-7960X

60%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.8	106.9
Valorant	111.1	121.4
Cyberpunk 2077	62.2	68.0
Apex Legends	104.4	114.2
Call of Duty Warzone	83.3	91.1
Overwatch	90.0	98.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.7	83.8
DOOM Eternal	55.5	60.7
Warzone	86.7	94.7
Assassin's Creed	93.3	102.0
Valheim	92.2	100.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-11900

87%

Core i9-7960X

22%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-11900 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7960X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-11900	Intel Core i9-7960X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	278	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2524	3161
Cinbench 20 Single-core	623	611
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5611	5496
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1620	1103
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16146	22189

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-11900	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	3725	2605
Multi-Core	27603	27039

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-11900	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	1713	1113
Multi-Core	9575	18501

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-11900	Intel Core i9-7960X
Announcement date	March 18, 2021	October 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rocket Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	7
Turbo Frequency	5.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	22 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-7960X is 10% better than Core i9-11900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7960X has 8 more core than Core i9-11900. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7960X is better: 20
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-11900 and Intel Core i9-7960X before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i9-11900 specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-7960X specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11900 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-12600HL
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS

Intel Core i9-7960X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-12500HL
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600HL
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i7-13700H