Intel Core i9 7960X Linux Benchmarks

Next is a look at the performance-per-Watt. The overall AC system power consumption was polled via a WattsUp Pro automatically interfacing with the Phoronix Test Suite.

The Core i9 7960X overall does very well on the performance-per-Watt front with delivering 16 cores / 32 threads within a 165 Watt TDP package. The Threadripper 1950X has a 180 Watt TDP while the Core i9 7900X was at 140 Watts with its 10c/32t setup.

Here is a look at the AC system power consumption recordings over the course of many CPU benchmarks executed. The Core i9 7960X AC system power draw on average was 146 Watts with a peak of 293 Watts compared to the Threadripper 1950X being similar with a 145 Watt average but a lower peak of 265 Watts.

Overall the Core i9 7960X is quite a beast with its 16 cores / 32 threads and clocking in at 2.8GHz with a 4.2GHz turbo frequency. The i9-7960X is better fitted to take on the Threadripper 1950X with now having the same core/thread count, but this new CPU comes in at $1699 USD while the Threadripper 1950X is at $999. However, Intel's greater IPC performance allows the i9-7960X to boast double-digit percentage gains over the 1950X in many of the open-source Linux benchmarks encountered.

The results basically speak for themselves. If you would like to compare your own system(s) Linux performance against the results found in this article, simply install the Phoronix Test Suite and run phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1709241-TY-INTELCORE86.