Intel Core i7-9700T vs Intel Core i7-3960X

Core i7-9700T vs Core i7-3960X benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3960X beats the Core i7-9700T in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i7-9700T has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-9700T has slightly more cores than the Core i7-3960X. Indeed, the Core i7-9700T has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i7-3960X. Despite this, the Core i7-3960X has more threads than the Core i7-9700T. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3960X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9700T. Despite this, the Core i7-9700T has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-9700T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-3960X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i7-9700T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.