General information | Core i7-4960X | Core2 Duo E8500 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q1 2013 | Q4 2008 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA2011 | LGA775 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core 2 Duo |
Core Family Name | Ivy Bridge-E | Wolfdale |
Clock | 3.6 GHz 0 % | 3.2 GHz 11.1 % |
Cores | 6 0 % | 2 66.7 % |
Threads | 12 0 % | 2 83.3 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 W 0 % | 65 W 50 % |
Lithography | 22 nm 51.1 % | 45 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
|
1 × 6 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | No |
Performance | Core i7-4960X | Core2 Duo E8500 |
Overall Score | 50541 0 % | 30055 40.5 % |
Future Proof | 34 % 0 % | 10 % 70.6 % |
Benchmark Score | 6525 0 % | 816 87.5 % |
Single Thread Score | 2100.7 0 % | 1321 37.1 % |
Encrypting Data | 2965.1 MB/s 0 % | 1875.9 MB/s 36.7 % |
Compressing Data | 165.4 MB/s 0 % | 25.8 MB/s 84.4 % |
String objects sorting | 23152.1 thousand/s 0 % | 3614.1 thousand/s 84.4 % |
Prime numbers generation | 47.6 millions/s 0 % | 10 millions/s 79 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 36842.9 millions/s 0 % | 5387.4 millions/s 85.4 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 18458.6 millions/s 0 % | 3268.2 millions/s 82.3 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core2 Duo E8500.
Average frames per second | Core i7-4960X | Core2 Duo E8500 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 104.8 FPS | 44.1 FPS |
High settings | 167.7 FPS | 70.5 FPS |
Medium settings | 209.6 FPS | 88.1 FPS |
Low settings | 262.0 FPS | 110.1 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 58 % |
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 | Core2 Duo E8500 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 139.5 FPS | 103.3 FPS |
High settings | 223.2 FPS | 165.2 FPS |
Medium settings | 279.0 FPS | 206.5 FPS |
Low settings | 348.7 FPS | 258.2 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 26 % |