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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Phenom 9500
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA2011 AM2+
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 33.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Phenom 9500
Overall Score 48283 0 % 31634 34.5 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 10 % 63 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 1001 81.6 %
Single Thread Score 1789 0 % 856.7 52.1 %
Encrypting Data 2577.8 MB/s 0 % 2270.5 MB/s 11.9 %
Compressing Data 138.4 MB/s 0 % 36.5 MB/s 73.6 %
String objects sorting 20923 thousand/s 0 % 4606.6 thousand/s 78 %
Prime numbers generation 41.6 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 90.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32633.4 millions/s 0 % 5117.9 millions/s 84.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12164.5 millions/s 0 % 3704.9 millions/s 69.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Phenom 9500.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Phenom 9500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.0 FPS 48.8 FPS
High settings 156.8 FPS 78.0 FPS
Medium settings 196.1 FPS 97.5 FPS
Low settings 245.1 FPS 121.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 50.3 %

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 9500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.3 FPS 106.0 FPS
High settings 216.5 FPS 169.7 FPS
Medium settings 270.6 FPS 212.1 FPS
Low settings 338.3 FPS 265.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.6 %
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