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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i5-2500K
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2010
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 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 7.5 %
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 i5-2500K
Overall Score 50541 0 % 40396 20.1 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 21 % 38.2 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 2663 59.2 %
Single Thread Score 2069.5 0 % 1686.1 18.5 %
Encrypting Data 3019 MB/s 0 % 1045.2 MB/s 65.4 %
Compressing Data 163.4 MB/s 0 % 65.1 MB/s 60.1 %
String objects sorting 22829.9 thousand/s 0 % 9027 thousand/s 60.5 %
Prime numbers generation 48.4 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 46.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37250.2 millions/s 0 % 14506 millions/s 61.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18570 millions/s 0 % 7440 millions/s 59.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.7 %

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 i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.7 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 223.5 FPS 194.9 FPS
Medium settings 279.4 FPS 243.6 FPS
Low settings 349.3 FPS 304.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.8 %
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