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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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AMD logo Ryzen 3 2300X

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General information Core i7-3960X Ryzen 3 2300X
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA2011 AM4
Clock 3.3 GHz 5.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 2.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 65 W 50 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Ryzen 3 2300X
Overall Score 48280 0 % 46976 2.7 %
Future Proof 27 % 60.9 % 69 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5433 0 % 4870 10.4 %
Single Thread Score 1811.4 23.7 % 2372.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 2547.6 MB/s 45.7 % 4687.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 138.1 MB/s 0 % 86.2 MB/s 37.6 %
String objects sorting 21089 thousand/s 0 % 10842 thousand/s 48.6 %
Prime numbers generation 41.7 millions/s 0 % 35.8 millions/s 14.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32958 millions/s 0 % 21000.9 millions/s 36.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12323.1 millions/s 9.5 % 13622.3 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Ryzen 3 2300X.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Ryzen 3 2300X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.0 FPS 94.2 FPS
High settings 156.8 FPS 150.7 FPS
Medium settings 196.0 FPS 188.4 FPS
Low settings 245.1 FPS 235.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.9 %

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 Ryzen 3 2300X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 133.2 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 213.1 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 266.4 FPS
Low settings 338.8 FPS 333.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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