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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i7-4790K
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.3 GHz 17.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 11.4 % 4.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 88 W 32.3 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i7-4790K
Overall Score 48276 0 % 47790 1 %
Future Proof 27 % 35.7 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 5216 4 %
Single Thread Score 1802.4 26.1 % 2440.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 2578.4 MB/s 0 % 2246.2 MB/s 12.9 %
Compressing Data 138.2 MB/s 0 % 119.7 MB/s 13.4 %
String objects sorting 21026 thousand/s 0 % 16524 thousand/s 21.4 %
Prime numbers generation 42 millions/s 0 % 34.1 millions/s 18.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32925 millions/s 0 % 29363.1 millions/s 10.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12310.8 millions/s 15.8 % 14629 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i7-4790K.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 154.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 193.2 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 241.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %

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 Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 134.7 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 215.5 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 269.4 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 336.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %
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