Intel Core i3 7100U vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2016
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i3-7100U
i9-7960X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 620
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1356
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
15 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
98 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
16
Performance Core Threads
4
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Total Core Count
2
16
Total Thread Count
4
32
Multiplier
24x
28x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
3 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1000 MHz
—
Shader Units
192
—
Texture Units
24
—
Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
12
44
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
562
1,099
Cinebench R23
1,173
22,189
Geekbench 6
790
1,313
Geekbench 5
611
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Geekbench 6
1,595
9,066
Geekbench 5
1,383
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Blender
26
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Passmark CPU
1,376
2,489
Passmark CPU
2,698
26,917
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.