General information | Core i7-960 | Core i3-540 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q4 2009 | Q1 2010 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA1366 | LGA1156 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core i3 |
Core Family Name | Bloomfield | Clarkdale |
Clock | 3.2 GHz 0 % | 3.1 GHz 3.1 % |
Cores | 4 0 % | 2 50 % |
Threads | 8 0 % | 4 50 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 W 0 % | 73 W 43.8 % |
Lithography | 45 nm 0 % | 32 nm 28.9 % |
L1 Cache |
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data |
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data |
L2 Cache |
4 × 256 kB
|
2 × 256 kB
|
L3 Cache |
1 × 8 MB
|
1 × 4 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | Yes |
Performance | Core i7-960 | Core i3-540 |
Overall Score | 38314 0 % | 31563 17.6 % |
Future Proof | 15 % 11.8 % | 17 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 2155 0 % | 992 54 % |
Single Thread Score | 1450.7 0 % | 1264.7 12.8 % |
Encrypting Data | 4910.2 MB/s 0 % | 2288.6 MB/s 53.4 % |
Compressing Data | 71.9 MB/s 0 % | 32.9 MB/s 54.2 % |
String objects sorting | 9942.5 thousand/s 0 % | 4548.7 thousand/s 54.2 % |
Prime numbers generation | 22.9 millions/s 0 % | 10 millions/s 56.4 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 17839.8 millions/s 0 % | 8071 millions/s 54.8 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 7676.9 millions/s 0 % | 3482.5 millions/s 54.6 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-960, Core i3-540.
Average frames per second | Core i7-960 | Core i3-540 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 68.5 FPS | 48.6 FPS |
High settings | 109.7 FPS | 77.7 FPS |
Medium settings | 137.1 FPS | 97.1 FPS |
Low settings | 171.3 FPS | 121.4 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 29.2 % |
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 i7-960 | Core i3-540 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 118.1 FPS | 106.2 FPS |
High settings | 188.9 FPS | 169.9 FPS |
Medium settings | 236.2 FPS | 212.4 FPS |
Low settings | 295.2 FPS | 265.5 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 10.1 % |