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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i5-4460
Launched Q1 2013 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 11.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 15 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 84 W 35.4 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i5-4460
Overall Score 50540 0 % 42152 16.6 %
Future Proof 34 % 19 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 3157 51.6 %
Single Thread Score 2061.2 0 % 1891.7 8.2 %
Encrypting Data 2971 MB/s 0 % 1194 MB/s 59.8 %
Compressing Data 162.3 MB/s 0 % 67.6 MB/s 58.3 %
String objects sorting 22806.9 thousand/s 0 % 9333.1 thousand/s 59.1 %
Prime numbers generation 48.4 millions/s 0 % 30.1 millions/s 37.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37102.1 millions/s 0 % 14498.9 millions/s 60.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18495.7 millions/s 0 % 10873.3 millions/s 41.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i5-4460.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i5-4460
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 79.9 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 127.9 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 159.8 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 199.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.8 %

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 i7-4960X Core i5-4460
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.5 FPS 124.7 FPS
High settings 223.2 FPS 199.5 FPS
Medium settings 279.0 FPS 249.3 FPS
Low settings 348.7 FPS 311.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.6 %
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