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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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Intel logo Core i3-12100T

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General information Core i7-5960X Core i3-12100T
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Haswell-E Alder Lake
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 26.7 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 14.6 % 4.1 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 35 W 75 %
Maximum supported RAM 64 GB 50 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 10 nm 54.5 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5960X Core i3-12100T
Overall Score 53560 0 % 53504 0.1 %
Future Proof 43 % 50 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 8229 0 % 8195 0.4 %
Single Thread Score 1968.1 40.1 % 3283 0 %
Encrypting Data 3669.1 MB/s 50.3 % 7387.4 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 193.8 MB/s 0 % 143.9 MB/s 25.8 %
String objects sorting 27558.7 thousand/s 0 % 14623.7 thousand/s 46.9 %
Prime numbers generation 61.4 millions/s 0 % 51.3 millions/s 16.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47801.4 millions/s 0 % 37509.6 millions/s 21.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24022.3 millions/s 18.9 % 29616.2 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Core i3-12100T.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Core i3-12100T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.7 FPS 113.6 FPS
High settings 182.0 FPS 181.7 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 227.1 FPS
Low settings 284.3 FPS 283.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-5960X Core i3-12100T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 144.7 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 231.6 FPS
Medium settings 289.7 FPS 289.5 FPS
Low settings 362.1 FPS 361.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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