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Intel logo Core i9-7960X
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General information Core i9-7960X Core i3-3250
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-X Ivy Bridge
Clock 2.8 GHz 20 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 2 87.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 4 87.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 55 W 66.7 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7960X Core i3-3250
Overall Score 65663 0 % 35436 46 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 34 % 45.2 %
Benchmark Score 18590 0 % 1577 91.5 %
Single Thread Score 2516.5 0 % 1845.5 26.7 %
Encrypting Data 11279.5 MB/s 0 % 3622.4 MB/s 67.9 %
Compressing Data 471.7 MB/s 0 % 47.5 MB/s 89.9 %
String objects sorting 59520.7 thousand/s 0 % 6795.3 thousand/s 88.6 %
Prime numbers generation 104.9 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 86.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108339 millions/s 0 % 10702.6 millions/s 90.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 66631.8 millions/s 0 % 5394 millions/s 91.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7960X, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i9-7960X Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 149.8 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 239.7 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 299.6 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 374.5 FPS 149.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 60 %

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 i9-7960X Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 166.4 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 266.3 FPS 180.8 FPS
Medium settings 332.9 FPS 226.0 FPS
Low settings 416.1 FPS 282.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.1 %
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