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Intel logo Core i7-5960X
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-5960X Core i7-3970X
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3 GHz 14.3 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 12.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 6.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5960X Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 53636 0 % 48362 9.8 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 28 % 34.9 %
Benchmark Score 8276 0 % 5470 33.9 %
Single Thread Score 1976.1 0 % 1821.6 7.8 %
Encrypting Data 3724 MB/s 0 % 2701.4 MB/s 27.5 %
Compressing Data 192.4 MB/s 0 % 144.1 MB/s 25.1 %
String objects sorting 27729.6 thousand/s 0 % 21380.7 thousand/s 22.9 %
Prime numbers generation 61.9 millions/s 0 % 39.7 millions/s 35.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 47988.6 millions/s 0 % 32016.7 millions/s 33.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23787.3 millions/s 0 % 12749 millions/s 46.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5960X, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-5960X Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.0 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 182.5 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 228.1 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 285.1 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.8 %

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 i7-5960X Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.0 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 232.0 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 290.0 FPS 271.4 FPS
Low settings 362.6 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.4 %
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