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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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Intel logo Core i5-2300

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General information Core i7-4960X Core i5-2300
Launched Q1 2013 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 22.2 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 22.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i5-2300
Overall Score 50541 0 % 38561 23.7 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 23 % 32.4 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 2211 66.1 %
Single Thread Score 2082 0 % 1438.2 30.9 %
Encrypting Data 2992 MB/s 40.3 % 5013.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 164.5 MB/s 0 % 55.1 MB/s 66.5 %
String objects sorting 22852.9 thousand/s 0 % 7683.3 thousand/s 66.4 %
Prime numbers generation 48.1 millions/s 0 % 21.9 millions/s 54.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 36731.8 millions/s 0 % 12176.4 millions/s 66.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18662.8 millions/s 0 % 6361.2 millions/s 65.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i5-2300.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 110.8 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.9 %

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 i7-4960X Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 223.4 FPS 189.6 FPS
Medium settings 279.2 FPS 237.0 FPS
Low settings 349.0 FPS 296.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %
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