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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i3-4160
Launched Q4 2011 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.3 GHz 8.3 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 54 W 58.5 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i3-4160
Overall Score 48276 0 % 38824 19.6 %
Future Proof 27 % 37.2 % 43 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 2272 58.2 %
Single Thread Score 1806 9.2 % 1989 0 %
Encrypting Data 2547.6 MB/s 50.8 % 5182.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.8 MB/s 0 % 49.8 MB/s 63.9 %
String objects sorting 21005 thousand/s 0 % 7105.2 thousand/s 66.2 %
Prime numbers generation 41.7 millions/s 0 % 14.1 millions/s 66.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33254.6 millions/s 0 % 12297.5 millions/s 63 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12286.3 millions/s 0 % 6233.6 millions/s 49.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i3-4160.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i3-4160
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 70.0 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 112.0 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 140.0 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 175.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %

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 i3-4160
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 119.0 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 190.4 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 238.0 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 297.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.3 %
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