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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-7740X
Launched Q1 2013 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Kaby Lake-X
Clock 3.6 GHz 16.3 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 11.1 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 112 W 13.8 %
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 i7-7740X
Overall Score 50542 0 % 49929 1.2 %
Future Proof 34 % 43.3 % 60 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 6214 4.8 %
Single Thread Score 2075.8 22.3 % 2669.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 3001 MB/s 8.9 % 3294.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 163.2 MB/s 0 % 130.5 MB/s 20 %
String objects sorting 23221.1 thousand/s 0 % 17390 thousand/s 25.1 %
Prime numbers generation 48.1 millions/s 0 % 31.1 millions/s 35.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37250.2 millions/s 0 % 30596.8 millions/s 17.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18551.4 millions/s 2.9 % 19096.1 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-7740X.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 103.0 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 164.8 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 205.9 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 257.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.8 %

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 i7-4960X Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.8 FPS 138.7 FPS
High settings 223.6 FPS 221.9 FPS
Medium settings 279.6 FPS 277.4 FPS
Low settings 349.5 FPS 346.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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