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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i5-6600
Launched Q1 2013 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 2.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 65 W 50 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 14 nm 36.4 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i5-6600
Overall Score 50545 0 % 44470 12 %
Future Proof 34 % 30.6 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6527 0 % 3911 40.1 %
Single Thread Score 2077.8 7.2 % 2239.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 2977 MB/s 0 % 1796.2 MB/s 39.7 %
Compressing Data 163.2 MB/s 0 % 81.6 MB/s 50 %
String objects sorting 23129.1 thousand/s 0 % 10192.9 thousand/s 55.9 %
Prime numbers generation 48.2 millions/s 0 % 29.2 millions/s 39.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37139.1 millions/s 0 % 15697.4 millions/s 57.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18718.6 millions/s 0 % 13291.8 millions/s 29 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i5-6600.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.7 FPS 86.7 FPS
High settings 167.6 FPS 138.8 FPS
Medium settings 209.5 FPS 173.5 FPS
Low settings 261.9 FPS 216.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.2 %

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 i7-4960X Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.5 FPS 128.8 FPS
High settings 223.2 FPS 206.0 FPS
Medium settings 279.0 FPS 257.5 FPS
Low settings 348.7 FPS 321.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.7 %
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