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Intel logo Core i7-5930K
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Intel logo Core i7-4960X

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General information Core i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell-E Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3.5 GHz 2.8 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 7.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 50830 0 % 50545 0.6 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 34 % 20.9 %
Benchmark Score 6676 0 % 6527 2.2 %
Single Thread Score 2053.1 1.9 % 2092.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 2902.5 MB/s 3.4 % 3004 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 150.6 MB/s 8.3 % 164.2 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 21895.5 thousand/s 4 % 22806.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 47.8 millions/s 0.9 % 48.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37276.5 millions/s 0 % 37250.2 millions/s 0.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18650.6 millions/s 0 % 18458.6 millions/s 1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5930K, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.6 FPS 104.7 FPS
High settings 169.0 FPS 167.6 FPS
Medium settings 211.2 FPS 209.5 FPS
Low settings 264.0 FPS 261.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %

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 i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 140.0 FPS 139.5 FPS
High settings 224.1 FPS 223.2 FPS
Medium settings 280.1 FPS 279.1 FPS
Low settings 350.1 FPS 348.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %
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