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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-6700K
Launched Q1 2013 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.6 GHz 10 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 4.8 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i7-6700K
Overall Score 50545 0 % 49024 3 %
Future Proof 34 % 30.6 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6527 0 % 5776 11.5 %
Single Thread Score 2090.3 17.1 % 2520 0 %
Encrypting Data 2980 MB/s 2.8 % 3067.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 163.2 MB/s 0 % 123.3 MB/s 24.4 %
String objects sorting 23221.1 thousand/s 0 % 15894.9 thousand/s 31.5 %
Prime numbers generation 48.1 millions/s 0 % 29.9 millions/s 38 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37324.2 millions/s 0 % 28311.8 millions/s 24.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18495.7 millions/s 0 % 17225.6 millions/s 6.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-6700K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.7 FPS 100.3 FPS
High settings 167.6 FPS 160.4 FPS
Medium settings 209.5 FPS 200.5 FPS
Low settings 261.9 FPS 250.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.3 %

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 i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.5 FPS 136.8 FPS
High settings 223.1 FPS 218.9 FPS
Medium settings 278.9 FPS 273.6 FPS
Low settings 348.6 FPS 342.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.9 %
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