Ultra 9 288V vs i7-4960X

Place in the ranking	1059	620
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.46	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7 (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	4.60	38.80
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-E (2013)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	3 September 2013 (11 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	37 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Die size	257 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,860 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-4960X 6.32

Ultra 9 288V 12.30
+94.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-4960X 10042

Ultra 9 288V 19542
+94.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-4960X 8743

Ultra 9 288V 12505
+43%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-4960X 4.56
+97.4%

Ultra 9 288V 9

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-4960X 11

Ultra 9 288V 20
+76.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.32	12.30
Recency	3 September 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	30 Watt

i7-4960X has 50% more threads.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has a 94.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 9 288V is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4960X in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-4960X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 288V is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4960X and Core Ultra 9 288V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.