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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

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i9-7960X Processor
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CPU Manufacturer Intel
CPU Model Core i9
CPU Speed 2.8 GHz
CPU Socket LGA 2066

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  • 16 Cores / 32 Threads
  • 2.80 GHz up to 4.20 GHz / 22 MB Cache
  • Quad DDR4-2666 Memory Channels
  • Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel X299 Series Chipsets
  • Intel Optane Memory Supported

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    Intel Core i9-7960X X-series Processor 22M Cache up to 4 20 GHz LGA 2066


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    4.4 out of 5 stars
    4.4 out of 5
    546 global ratings

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    Customers like the quality, value, stability and number of cores of the computer processor. For example, they mention it's an incredibly powerful CPU for the price, runs very cool and that the clock speed speaks for itself. Opinions are mixed on temperature.

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    105 customers mention88 positive17 negative

    Customers like the quality of the computer processor. They mention it's an excellent, fast, and good all purpose CPU. Some say the single core performance is better than the i7 Coffeelake CPUs. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and functionality of the product.

    "This cpu is Amazing. Put it in a Asus Strix x299 E mother board running 2 Samsung NvMe 960 pro's in raid 0. ASUS 1080ti, and 32 gig 3200 ram...." Read more

    "...It worked flawlessly. The RAW adjustment sliders are silky smooth, with no lag...." Read more

    "...For an X299 system, the 7900X is the best CPU for gaming...." Read more

    "Very good for daily computer work and internet browsing. Never tried for gaming yet." Read more

    27 customers mention20 positive7 negative

    Customers like the value of the computer processor. They say it's an incredibly powerful CPU for the price, and provides excellent performance for the cost benefit.

    "...This CPU, in my opention is the best price point to dollar to core ratio, but i leave you to your own opintion...." Read more

    "...IMO, this CPU might be the best bang for the buck in terms of single, dual and multicore threaded applications...." Read more

    "Intel is way overpriced but this 7800x does perform very well if money isn’t a huge factor for you." Read more

    "...Very satisfied for the price" Read more

    9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the stability of the computer processor. They mention that it is very stable at overclock settings, runs stable and cool, and does not throttle. Some customers also mention that the Temps were good pushing 75C plus in these applications.

    "...Temps were good pushing, 75c plus in these applications, and a bit higher under prime95 Toucher Testing, but No throttling Then pulled it,..." Read more

    "...Thus far the processor has seemed very stable, smooth and responsive on the above board with 2666 ddr 4, and Crucial m-2 drive, in addition to 2..." Read more

    "...10 degrees cooler with the same cooler, and completely stable. Now if the Spectre and Meltdown fixes don't kill it." Read more

    "...manage the processor under load it will get up to 4.5 and stabllize without any problems." Read more

    6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the number of cores in the computer processor. They mention that it has four cores with hyper-threading, eight cores, and 16 threads. Some appreciate the extra L2 cache.

    "...Four cores with hyper-threading are a plus for some purposed also...." Read more

    "...to date and I have owned many over the years, the thing is fast, has lots of cores, handles my heavy workloads and games with ease...." Read more

    "...Finally got it is a beast, it gets a little hot, but the extra l2 cache is epic!! And not to forget to mention the price." Read more

    "I love it, I can run as many piogams I want to on six different screen's, no throttling." Read more

    4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

    Customers find the installation process of the computer processor to be easy. They mention that it's pretty easy to install and can handle heavy workloads and games with ease.

    "...thing is fast, has lots of cores, handles my heavy workloads and games with ease. I am so much more efficient than coworkers compiling code...." Read more

    "...I thought it was pretty easy to install. Make sure to water cool this bad boy. Don't try to use traditional coolers on this." Read more

    "Tricky but speedy 10 core cpu. Easy to OC" Read more

    "Easy install, overclocks well, great performance for gaming and virtualization." Read more

    16 customers mention8 positive8 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the temperature of the computer processor. Some mention that it runs cool, while others say that it overheats. Some customers also report issues with the thermal profiles, saying that the CPU is not able to handle temperature.

    "Hardly even breaks a sweat when running multiple programs, my VR, and various AAA games. Very satisfied for the price" Read more

    "...Still, it's a hot CPU! Maybe hotter than McDonald's coffee." Read more

    "Excellent processor. It runs very cool with a corsair h100i cooler. I haven't stressed it yet...." Read more

    "Never can beat it !!! It would appear that thy i9 9980xe is not able to handle temperature as thy i9 7980XE (I have this)… What am I to think when..." Read more

    3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the computer processor. They mention that it became damaged after the first year, due to high heat and rapid and unknown damage.

    "...one (correct box, but Xeon processor), and the second was faulty/damaged...." Read more

    "...NOPE! Bricked the system to where It would just start to a black screen and not post again...." Read more

    "After the first year, it became damaged and stopped during work due to high heat, and I was unable to return it due to shipping costs and due to my..." Read more

    Delidded! SIMPLY  AWSOME! 4.8GHz All Cores
    5 Stars
    Delidded! SIMPLY AWSOME! 4.8GHz All Cores
    This cpu is Amazing. Put it in a Asus Strix x299 E mother board running 2 Samsung NvMe 960 pro's in raid 0. ASUS 1080ti, and 32 gig 3200 ram. Tested stock in/with Adobe Premiere, Handbreak, 4k Rendering, 4k gaming, Intel Extrem Testing, etc, It was SIMPLY Incredable! Temps were good pushing, 75c plus in these applications, and a bit higher under prime95 Toucher Testing, but No throttling Then pulled it, delidded it. Using liquid metal grizzly conductent, then began the tediously slow over clocking process.(Corsair V2, 240 closed loop water cooler installed). After much tweeking in small increments and time, I acheved , 5.0 GHz, Windows Boot and stable, not exeding 85c under intel extreem testing but, failed a 24 hour prime95 stability testing. (Could not boot into windows at 5.1 GHz) Backing off with offset of 3 and 4, I achieved 4.8GHz, all core sinked finally, and passed a 48 hour prime95 cpu torcher test (delidded, water cooled closed loop) temp not exeding 86c. In everyday 4k rendering, photo shop, Handbreak, etc temps do not exeed 72c to 74c at most. Riding high 60c mostly. Then back down to 32c under no load. 4.8GHz, Stable all cores. This Exceeded my expectations for this CPU (or i won the silicon lotery). It runs cooler than my i7 7700k Kaybe Lake, Delidded, water cooled, with a stable over clock of 4.9GHz all cores, 3 and 4 ofset. For a Refrance... the Delided, water cooled i7 7700k 4 core Kaby Lake, Handbreaked a 30 gig move at variable bitrate, HQ H.265 Encoading in 1 hour 56 minutes hitting high 80c's, bumping into mid 90c's. The Delided, Water Cooled 4.8GHz over clocked 12 core i9 7920x bumped low 70c, highest 75c and did the same movie, with same encoding settings in 32 minutes. All i can say is, "Holy Cow"!! But for you gamers only, know this cpu is overkill and a Waust of your money. If you are a gamer only, Go with the 8700k 6 core Coffee Lake, delidded it, water cool it and clock it to a stable 5.0GHz on a good Asus, Gigabyte motherboard z370 chip set and have fun!! But for refrance, CPU never goes above 58c on any game, but most of my games are more GPU intensive, hence the Asus 1080ti. Still, frame rate hitting the cpu is smooth and above 120 frame rate im most everthing, higher in some, (BUTTERY SMOOTH) game dependant. But go with Coffee Lake for gaming, 6 core 8700k. I am in love with this CPU in every way and it eats everything i though at its 12 cores, even doing back grown internet, youtube, etc while rendering 4k, handbreaking, etc... all cotes are not even at 100 percent utilization... AMAZING!! .This CPU, in my opention is the best price point to dollar to core ratio, but i leave you to your own opintion. Remember, intels base clock stock speed rating, no turbo or overclock is 2.9 on this CPU. I have it all cores, 4.8GHz, delidded, 240 corsair closed loop water cooled .. running stable and cool. If you can pass a 48 hour prime95 test , Your overclock (in my opention) is STABLE!! Enjoy what ever you choose. This was my choise. Iam a Verified Amazon buyer at $1088.00
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Delidded! SIMPLY AWSOME! 4.8GHz All Cores
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
    This cpu is Amazing. Put it in a Asus Strix x299 E mother board running 2 Samsung NvMe 960 pro's in raid 0. ASUS 1080ti, and 32 gig 3200 ram. Tested stock in/with Adobe Premiere, Handbreak, 4k Rendering, 4k gaming, Intel Extrem Testing, etc, It was SIMPLY Incredable! Temps were good pushing, 75c plus in these applications, and a bit higher under prime95 Toucher Testing, but No throttling Then pulled it, delidded it. Using liquid metal grizzly conductent, then began the tediously slow over clocking process.(Corsair V2, 240 closed loop water cooler installed). After much tweeking in small increments and time, I acheved , 5.0 GHz, Windows Boot and stable, not exeding 85c under intel extreem testing but, failed a 24 hour prime95 stability testing. (Could not boot into windows at 5.1 GHz) Backing off with offset of 3 and 4, I achieved 4.8GHz, all core sinked finally, and passed a 48 hour prime95 cpu torcher test (delidded, water cooled closed loop) temp not exeding 86c. In everyday 4k rendering, photo shop, Handbreak, etc temps do not exeed 72c to 74c at most. Riding high 60c mostly. Then back down to 32c under no load. 4.8GHz, Stable all cores. This Exceeded my expectations for this CPU (or i won the silicon lotery). It runs cooler than my i7 7700k Kaybe Lake, Delidded, water cooled, with a stable over clock of 4.9GHz all cores, 3 and 4 ofset. For a Refrance... the Delided, water cooled i7 7700k 4 core Kaby Lake, Handbreaked a 30 gig move at variable bitrate, HQ H.265 Encoading in 1 hour 56 minutes hitting high 80c's, bumping into mid 90c's. The Delided, Water Cooled 4.8GHz over clocked 12 core i9 7920x bumped low 70c, highest 75c and did the same movie, with same encoding settings in 32 minutes. All i can say is, "Holy Cow"!! But for you gamers only, know this cpu is overkill and a Waust of your money. If you are a gamer only, Go with the 8700k 6 core Coffee Lake, delidded it, water cool it and clock it to a stable 5.0GHz on a good Asus, Gigabyte motherboard z370 chip set and have fun!! But for refrance, CPU never goes above 58c on any game, but most of my games are more GPU intensive, hence the Asus 1080ti. Still, frame rate hitting the cpu is smooth and above 120 frame rate im most everthing, higher in some, (BUTTERY SMOOTH) game dependant. But go with Coffee Lake for gaming, 6 core 8700k. I am in love with this CPU in every way and it eats everything i though at its 12 cores, even doing back grown internet, youtube, etc while rendering 4k, handbreaking, etc... all cotes are not even at 100 percent utilization... AMAZING!! .This CPU, in my opention is the best price point to dollar to core ratio, but i leave you to your own opintion. Remember, intels base clock stock speed rating, no turbo or overclock is 2.9 on this CPU. I have it all cores, 4.8GHz, delidded, 240 corsair closed loop water cooled .. running stable and cool. If you can pass a 48 hour prime95 test , Your overclock (in my opention) is STABLE!! Enjoy what ever you choose. This was my choise. Iam a Verified Amazon buyer at $1088.00
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    aws0
    5.0 out of 5 stars love it
    Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2019
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    Lupita
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una bestia
    Reviewed in Mexico on September 6, 2018
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    Richy CG
    5.0 out of 5 stars ¿Cual temperatura alta?
    Reviewed in Mexico on March 8, 2018
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    Richy CG
    5.0 out of 5 stars ¿Cual temperatura alta?
    Reviewed in Mexico on March 8, 2018
    Update despues de 1 mes y medio de uso.

    Todo sigue funcionando de maravilla y ahora tengo números más reales de trabajos:

    Render con Arnold Render (Maya 2018) a 5k de resolución a 300 dpis
    5820k - 145 Minutos
    7900x - 63 Minutos

    Render con Arnold Render (Maya 2018) a 2k de resolución a 72 dpis
    5820k - 24 Minutos
    7900x - 10 Minutos

    La temperatura ha disminuido un poco más no se si por que ya se asentó al 100% la pasta térmica pero a Full Render no sobrepasa los 63 Grados Celsius.

    Es una maravilla de procesador completamente recomendable si vas a vivir de el, si es para gaming o hobbie creo que hay mejores opciones, pero para trabajo, puedo decir que en tan solo 1 mes este procesador ya prácticamente se pago.

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    Antes que nada me gustaría darles un brief de a que me dedico: Actualmente soy Generalista 3D y muchas veces me llevo el trabajo a casa o me cae uno que otro freelanceo, por lo que tener un equipo de última generación es básico para mi, ahora si al review del producto.

    Después de analizar los i9 y los threadrippers y haber leído en todo internet acerca de lo caliente que es este procesador me decidi a comprar Intel, ya que llego muchos años usandolo y NUNCA he tenido un solo problema, ademas los foros de AMD estan repletos de problemas de inestabilidad en los TR y de incompatibilidad con memorias RAM.

    7900x, desata a la bestia.

    Viniendo de un 5820k (tampoco nada despreciable) la diferencia es muchísima, trabajos de producción en After Effects, Premiere, Nuke y Maya los realiza más de 2 veces más rápido, render para impresión que con el 5820k tomaban al rededor de 2 horas ahora toman 45 minutos, esto ha optimizado muchísimo mis tiempos, me ha permitido tomar mas freelanceos y ha aumentado la calidad de mi trabajo, a mas poder de procesamiento mas cosas puedo meterle.

    Ahora hablemos de algo que a muchos les da miedo, la temperatura, en este caso no se si los reviewers sean pagados por alguien o como funcione pero personalmente no se me hace que este procesador corra caliente, lo estoy usando junto con un AIO NZXT Kraken X62 y en idle normalmente esta entre 27 y 32 grados Centigrados, una vez lanzado un render y que el procesador se usa al 100% la temperatura comienza a subir, pero nada que me alarme, la temperatura máxima que le he visto a un núcleo es de 65 grados, nada fuera de lo común y esto usando el modo "Silent" del Kraken. La realidad es que el 5820k a full load llegaba al rededor de los 58 grados por lo que para mi la diferencia es mínima dado cuanto poder tiene de mas.

    Lo bueno:
    - Excelente procesador, muy fácil de instalar.
    - Calidad garantizada, solo lo instale y al primer intento booteo e instalo Windows sin ningún inconveniente.
    - Velocidades de infarto hasta 2.5 veces más rápido que un 5820k.
    - Tenía miedo de la temperatura pero para mi gusto y estándares 65 grados después de un render a 6k y 300 DPIs no es nada.
    - Se que ya lo menciono, pero han probado 10 nucleos a 4.3 GHz??? Es una bestia!!!

    Lo malo
    - El costo, si bien es una herramienta de trabajo que se paga sola desembolsar más de $20,000 por un procesador es bastante.

    Amazon como siempre una maravilla, ordene el domingo por la noche y el martes antes de mediodía ya tenía mi paquete, perfectamente empacado y en perfecto estado.

    - Otros componentes
    * Asus Strix x299-E
    * Interl Core i9 7900x
    * AIO NZXT Kraken x62
    * 64 GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX Fury
    * Asus Strix 980Ti
    * EVGA Supernova 750G2 Plus Gold
    * NZXT H440i Razer Edition
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Intel, processore Core I9, 7980XE, 2,6 Ghz,18 Core, socket 2066
    Reviewed in Italy on November 27, 2019
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    Benjamin
    5.0 out of 5 stars negative
    Reviewed in Germany on July 23, 2019
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