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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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Intel logo Core i3-3240T

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General information Core i7-5960X Core i3-3240T
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1155
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 3.3 %
Cores 8 0 % 2 75 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 35 W 75 %
Performance Core i7-5960X Core i3-3240T
Overall Score 53560 0 % 33826 36.8 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 28 % 34.9 %
Benchmark Score 8229 0 % 1309 84.1 %
Single Thread Score 2001.9 0 % 1549.2 22.6 %
Encrypting Data 3717.2 MB/s 0 % 3013.2 MB/s 18.9 %
Compressing Data 193 MB/s 0 % 39.9 MB/s 79.3 %
String objects sorting 27919.1 thousand/s 0 % 5639.4 thousand/s 79.8 %
Prime numbers generation 61.1 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 80.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47944.3 millions/s 0 % 8903.7 millions/s 81.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23760.4 millions/s 0 % 4391.8 millions/s 81.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Core i3-3240T.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Core i3-3240T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.7 FPS 55.2 FPS
High settings 182.0 FPS 88.3 FPS
Medium settings 227.5 FPS 110.4 FPS
Low settings 284.3 FPS 138.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.5 %

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 i7-5960X Core i3-3240T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.7 FPS 110.1 FPS
High settings 231.6 FPS 176.2 FPS
Medium settings 289.5 FPS 220.3 FPS
Low settings 361.8 FPS 275.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.9 %
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