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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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General information Core i7-5960X Pentium D 940
Launched Q3 2014 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 PLGA775
Clock 3 GHz 6.3 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 2 75 %
Threads 16 0 % 2 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Performance Core i7-5960X Pentium D 940
Overall Score 53561 0 % 24308 54.6 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 10 % 76.7 %
Benchmark Score 8230 0 % 349 95.8 %
Single Thread Score 1972.1 0 % 599 69.6 %
Encrypting Data 3717.2 MB/s 0 % 797.1 MB/s 78.6 %
Compressing Data 193.4 MB/s 0 % 11.2 MB/s 94.2 %
String objects sorting 27669.6 thousand/s 0 % 1460.6 thousand/s 94.7 %
Prime numbers generation 61.1 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 95.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47944.3 millions/s 0 % 3111.7 millions/s 93.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23569.9 millions/s 0 % 1450.2 millions/s 93.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Pentium D 940.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Pentium D 940
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.8 FPS 31.9 FPS
High settings 182.1 FPS 51.0 FPS
Medium settings 227.6 FPS 63.7 FPS
Low settings 284.5 FPS 79.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 72 %

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 Pentium D 940
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.8 FPS 93.2 FPS
High settings 231.7 FPS 149.1 FPS
Medium settings 289.6 FPS 186.4 FPS
Low settings 362.0 FPS 233.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.6 %
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