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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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Intel logo Core i7-7700T

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General information Core i7-3960X Core i7-7700T
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 12.1 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 35 W 73.1 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 i7-3960X Core i7-7700T
Overall Score 48394 0 % 47209 2.4 %
Future Proof 27 % 52.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5485 0 % 4967 9.4 %
Single Thread Score 1786.2 17.2 % 2157.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2545.1 MB/s 5.1 % 2682 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.3 MB/s 0 % 102.7 MB/s 25.2 %
String objects sorting 21047 thousand/s 0 % 13591.6 thousand/s 35.4 %
Prime numbers generation 41.7 millions/s 0 % 25.8 millions/s 38.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32661.4 millions/s 0 % 24232.7 millions/s 25.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12359.9 millions/s 17.4 % 14962.8 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i7-7700T.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i7-7700T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.0 FPS 94.5 FPS
High settings 156.8 FPS 151.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.0 FPS 189.0 FPS
Low settings 245.0 FPS 236.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %

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 i7-7700T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 133.5 FPS
High settings 216.9 FPS 213.5 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 266.9 FPS
Low settings 338.9 FPS 333.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %
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