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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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General information Core i7-5960X Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Launched Q3 2014 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA2011-v3 AM2
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.1 GHz 30 %
Cores 8 0 % 2 75 %
Threads 16 0 % 2 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
Performance Core i7-5960X Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Overall Score 53560 0 % 25862 51.7 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 10 % 76.7 %
Benchmark Score 8229 0 % 447 94.6 %
Single Thread Score 1966.1 0 % 742.2 62.3 %
Encrypting Data 3669.1 MB/s 0 % 1027.7 MB/s 72 %
Compressing Data 192.1 MB/s 0 % 15.2 MB/s 92.1 %
String objects sorting 27447.8 thousand/s 0 % 2144.1 thousand/s 92.2 %
Prime numbers generation 61.1 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 95.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47468.2 millions/s 0 % 2617.8 millions/s 94.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23903.2 millions/s 0 % 1535.5 millions/s 93.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Athlon 64 X2 4000+.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.7 FPS 34.4 FPS
High settings 182.0 FPS 55.1 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 68.8 FPS
Low settings 284.3 FPS 86.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 69.7 %

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 Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.9 FPS 95.8 FPS
High settings 231.8 FPS 153.4 FPS
Medium settings 289.8 FPS 191.7 FPS
Low settings 362.2 FPS 239.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.8 %
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