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Intel Core i9-7960X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 366H

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 54 %
Intel Core i9-7960X
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 82 %
Intel Core i9-7960X
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7960X
16C / 32T · 4.20 GHz
1,394
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
16C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
2,739
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7960X
16C / 32T · 3.60 GHz
11,810
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
16C / 16T · 2.00 GHz
15,464
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7960X
16C / 32T · 4.20 GHz
1,121
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
16C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
1,986
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7960X
16C / 32T · 3.60 GHz
13,468
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
16C / 16T · 2.00 GHz
14,832

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
FamilyIntel Core i9 (81)Intel Core Ultra 7 (31)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000X (9)Intel Core Ultra 300H (8)
ArchitectureSkylake XPanther Lake H
Technology14 nm2 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 2066BGA 2540
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i9-9960X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
CPU Cores / Threads16 / 3216 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 16x
2.80 - 4.20 GHz
4x Cougar Cove
2.00 - 4.80 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 8x Darkmont
1.60 - 3.60 GHz
Core Cluster 3: 4x Darkmont LP
1.60 - 3.40 GHz
L2-Cache16.00 MB
L3-Cache22.00 MB18.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
GPU nameno iGPUIntel Xe3 4 Core Graphics 32 EUs (Panther Lake)
GPU frequency0.00 - 2.50 GHz
CUs / Shader / 32 / 512
Raytracing
Max. displays4
Max. GPU Memory128 GB
Technology3 nm
Release dateQ1/2026

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
AI hardwareIntel® AI Boost
AI specificationsIntel AI Boost NPU 5 @ 50 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
MemoryDDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s)
LPDDR5X-8533 (135.5 GB/s)
DDR5-7200 (115.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB128 GB
Memory channels42
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 445.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth43.3 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
TDP165 W25 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up80 W
TDP down15 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i9-7960XIntel Core Ultra 7 366H
Chip designMonolithicChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2017Q1/2026
Release price1699 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i9-7960X
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C / 32T · 2.80 - 4.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
16C / 16T · 2.00 - 4.80 GHz

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