Intel Core i3 10100F vs Intel Core i9 7960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 10100F with 4 cores 3.6GHz 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 i3 10100F Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7960X Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
+3%
1133
Intel Core i9 7960X
1099
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
5565
Intel Core i9 7960X
+298%
22189
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
1216
Intel Core i9 7960X
+7%
1313
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
1672
Intel Core i9 7960X
+442%
9066
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
1120
Intel Core i9 7960X
1111
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
4248
Intel Core i9 7960X
+222%
13687
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
+3%
2583
Intel Core i9 7960X
2489
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 10100F
8787
Intel Core i9 7960X
+206%
26917
General Parameters
Oct 2020
Release Date
Sep 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
i3-10100F
Processor Number
i9-7960X
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
28x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
6 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
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
