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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Phenom 8400
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA2011 AM2+
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.1 GHz 36.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 3 50 %
Threads 12 0 % 3 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Phenom 8400
Overall Score 48283 0 % 29453 39 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 11 % 59.3 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 753 86.1 %
Single Thread Score 1812.4 0 % 811.6 55.2 %
Encrypting Data 2552.2 MB/s 0 % 1716.5 MB/s 32.7 %
Compressing Data 138.1 MB/s 0 % 26.7 MB/s 80.7 %
String objects sorting 21154 thousand/s 0 % 3241.2 thousand/s 84.7 %
Prime numbers generation 41.8 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 92.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32963 millions/s 0 % 3290.1 millions/s 90 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12262.7 millions/s 0 % 2938.1 millions/s 76 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Phenom 8400.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Phenom 8400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 42.4 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 67.8 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 84.7 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 105.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 56.8 %

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 i7-3960X Phenom 8400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 102.2 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 163.5 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 204.4 FPS
Low settings 338.8 FPS 255.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.6 %
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