D&H BX80673I99960X
The 16-core, 32-thread Skylake X chip hits 4.5 GHz with Turbo Boost Max 3.0 and supports 44 PCIe lanes, making it a heavy-duty workstation CPU. Its 165W TDP and unlocked multiplier allow overclocking, though it lacks integrated graphics, so a dedicated GPU is required. Best for professionals running multi-threaded workloads like video rendering or 3D simulation who need maximum core count on an LGA 2066 platform.
Cores 16
Threads 32
Boost Clock 4400 MHz
L3 Cache 22 MB
TDP 165 W
Socket LGA 2066
65 Overall Score
Price $999
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong multi thread (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong platform (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong efficiency (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (0th percentile)
- Below average affordability (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i9 |
| Model | 9960X |
| Codename | Skylake X |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 16 |
| Threads | 32 |
| Base Clock | 3100 |
| Boost Clock | 4400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 22 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 29550 |
| PassMark Single | 2587 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2666 |
| Channels | 4 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 2066 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 |
| TDP | 165 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | D&H BX80673I99960X | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | MICRO CENTER 265KFPRO890WIFI | ADVB3 Phenom II X6 HDT90ZFBGRBOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 8 | 24 | 6 | - | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 | 24 | 12 | - | 6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4400 | 5200 | 5700 | 4200 | - | 3600 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 22 | 96 | 36 | 32 | - | 6 |
| Tdp W | 165 | 120 | 125 | 65 | - | 125 |
| Socket | LGA 2066 | AM5 | LGA 1851 | AMD Socket AM4 | - | AM3 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D&H BX80673I99960X | 88.6 | 62.6 | 81.4 | 0.4 | 73.7 | 84.2 | 70.6 | 17.1 | 73.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 92.7 | 88.1 | 88.8 | 96.5 | 23.5 | 94.8 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.3 | 99.9 | 95.9 | 78.4 | 97.1 | 96.3 | 90.4 | 18.5 | 99.9 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72 | 87.3 | 78.4 | 0 | 83.5 | 71.6 | 0 | 20.9 | 71.7 |
| MICRO CENTER 265KFPRO890WIFI Compare | 81.9 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 0 | 60.1 | 94.4 | 0 | 17.4 | 99 |
| ADVB3 Phenom II X6 HDT90ZFBGRBOX Compare | 32.2 | 74.8 | 54 | 0 | 33.2 | 34.3 | 78 | 54.8 | 33.8 |
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