Intel Core i9 9960X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Dec 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Meteor Lake
Processor Number
i9-9960X
165U
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation
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Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
FCBGA-2049
Power Consumption
165 W
12-57 W
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
110°C
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
2
Performance Core Threads
32
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
1.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
14
L1 Cache
32 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
10
Efficiency Core Threads
—
10
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
1.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
17x
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5-7467, LPDDR5x-7467, DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
120 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
44
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2000 MHz
Shader Units
—
64
Texture Units
—
4
Raster Operation Units
—
2
Execution Units
—
4
Max Resolution
—
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,075
1,694
Cinebench R23
17,953
10,103
Geekbench 6
1,432
2,384
Geekbench 6
10,707
9,763
Passmark CPU
2,608
3,609
Passmark CPU
30,525
16,756
Blender
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123
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.