Core i7-3960X
Core2 Quad Q8300
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| General information | Core i7-3960X | Core2 Quad Q8300 |
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| Launched | Q4 2011 | Q1 2009 |
| Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
| Factory | Intel | Intel |
| Socket | LGA2011 | LGA775 |
| Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core 2 Quad |
| Core Family Name | Sandy Bridge-E | Yorkfield |
| Clock | 3.3 GHz 0 % | 2.5 GHz 24.2 % |
| Cores | 6 0 % | 4 33.3 % |
| Threads | 12 0 % | 4 66.7 % |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 W 0 % | 95 W 26.9 % |
| Lithography | 32 nm 28.9 % | 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
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2 × 2 MB
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| ECC Supported | No | No |
| Multithreading Supported | Yes | No |
| Performance | Core i7-3960X | Core2 Quad Q8300 |
| Overall Score | 48276 0 % | 33230 31.2 % |
| Future Proof | 27 % 0 % | 11 % 59.3 % |
| Benchmark Score | 5431 0 % | 1219 77.6 % |
| Single Thread Score | 1798.8 0 % | 1067.4 40.7 % |
| Encrypting Data | 2555.3 MB/s 9 % | 2806.7 MB/s 0 % |
| Compressing Data | 136.8 MB/s 0 % | 41.1 MB/s 69.9 % |
| String objects sorting | 20942 thousand/s 0 % | 5570.6 thousand/s 73.4 % |
| Prime numbers generation | 41.6 millions/s 0 % | 7.1 millions/s 83 % |
| Mathemathic operations (integer) | 33089.8 millions/s 0 % | 9072.9 millions/s 72.6 % |
| Mathemathic operations (float) | 12249.5 millions/s 0 % | 5198.8 millions/s 57.6 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core2 Quad Q8300.
| Average frames per second | Core i7-3960X | Core2 Quad Q8300 |
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| Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
| Ultra settings | 98.1 FPS | 53.5 FPS |
| High settings | 156.9 FPS | 85.6 FPS |
| Medium settings | 196.2 FPS | 107.0 FPS |
| Low settings | 245.2 FPS | 133.7 FPS |
| Difference | 0 % | 45.5 % |
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 i7-3960X | Core2 Quad Q8300 |
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| Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
| Ultra settings | 135.7 FPS | 109.2 FPS |
| High settings | 217.0 FPS | 174.7 FPS |
| Medium settings | 271.3 FPS | 218.3 FPS |
| Low settings | 339.1 FPS | 272.9 FPS |
| Difference | 0 % | 19.5 % |
