Intel Core i9-7960X Geekbench Scores Leaked

The Geekbench v3 scores for Intel’s Core i9-7960X processor are out and they look pretty impressive. The Core i9-7960X gained a whopping multi-core score of 78323, plus a single-core score of 5804. In addition, the results show the i9-7960X hits 5.4GHz on all cores. Indeed, the news is a boost for Intel, which hopes to compete with the might of AMD’s monstrous Threadripper CPUs.

The scores, plus specifications for the tested system, follow below.

Geekbench 3.3.2 for Windows x86 (64-bit)

• Single-Core Score: 5804
• Multi-Core Score: 78323

System Information

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
• Model: Generic
• Processor:
  • Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80 GHz
  • 1 processor, 16 cores, 32 threads
• Processor ID: Genuine Intel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4
• L1 Instruction Cache: 32 KB x 16
• L1 Data Cache: 32 KB x 16
• L2 Cache: 1024 KB x 16
• L3 Cache: 22528 KB
• Motherboard: ASRock X299 OC Formula
• Northbridge: Intel ID2020 04
• Southbridge: Intel IDA2D2 00
• BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. L0.41A
• Memory: 5464 MB -1MHz

Integer Performance

• Single-core: 6075            
• Multi-core: 80802

Floating Point Performance

• Single-core: 5690            
• Multi-core: 110160

Memory Performance

• Single-core: 5494            
• Multi-core: 9694

Core i9-7960X Price and Availability

The Intel Core i9-7960X processor is out on 25th September, priced $1,699. Regarding the rest of the Core X-series, Intel says:

“The 12-core Intel® Core™ X-series processor will be available starting on Aug. 28, and 14- to 18-core Intel® Core™ X-series processors will be available starting Sept. 25. The 4- to 10-core Intel® Core™ X-series processors are already on shelves and available at multiple retailers, along with more than 200 Intel X299 Chipset motherboards.”