Intel® Core™ i9-9960X X-series

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series is a desktop processor with 16 cores and 32 threads, built on the Skylake architecture. It launched in Oct 2018. Clocks run from 3.1 GHz base to 4.4 GHz boost. A 22-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.4 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 4 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA2066 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (44 lanes). Rated TDP is 165 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series scores 2,588 in single-core performance and 29,532 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 8,742 for overall performance, 22,819 for productivity performance, 20,901 for creator performance, 33,962 for engineering performance and 15,147 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,846 per core, 923 per thread and 179 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 681. Its performance index is 108, so its overall performance is 8% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i9-9960X X-series scores 116,854 in integer math, 72,562 in floating-point math, 506,103 in compression, 10,697 in cryptography, 1,468 in physics simulation, 39,063 in vector SIMD, 107 in the prime sieve and 63,259 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 98% above in integer math, 58% above in floating-point math, 122% above in compression, 7% below in cryptography, 35% above in physics simulation, 152% above in vector SIMD, 60% above in the prime sieve and 179% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series has 16 physical cores and runs 32 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.10 GHz and boosts up to 4.40 GHz.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i9 family, uses the Skylake architecture, carries the codename Skylake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Oct 2018.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series has 1 MB of L1 cache, 16 MB of L2 cache and 22 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 39.0 MB of cache, or 2.44 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1 MB, L2 at 16 MB and L3 at 22 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 56% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory and uses 4 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series uses the FCLGA2066 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 44 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series has a rated TDP of 165 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $1,684.

The Intel Core i9-9960X X-series is also identified by the model number i9-9960X.

After an audit, 1 value was corrected on the Intel Core i9-9960X X-series record. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

• Integrated graphics: Yes → No. Rule: Cleanup hedt no igpu. LGA2011/LGA2011-3/LGA2066 Core desktop part: Intel ARK lists no Processor Graphics; value came from architecture inference.

The audit log is public: all changes for this CPU, the corrections overview and the method.

Feex has recorded 56% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i9-9960X X-series. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA2066 socket as the Intel Core i9-9960X X-series and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition, Intel Xeon W-2295, Intel Core i9-9990XE, Intel Xeon W-2195 and Intel Core i9-9940X X-series.