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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i5-750
Launched Q4 2011 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Lynnfield
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 18.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 17.9 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 45 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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i5-750
Overall Score 48276 0 % 35776 25.9 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 14 % 48.1 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 1638 69.8 %
Single Thread Score 1806 0 % 1233.5 31.7 %
Encrypting Data 2547.6 MB/s 32.1 % 3752.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.8 MB/s 0 % 43 MB/s 68.8 %
String objects sorting 21005 thousand/s 0 % 6254.8 thousand/s 70.2 %
Prime numbers generation 41.7 millions/s 0 % 23.9 millions/s 42.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33254.6 millions/s 0 % 10104.2 millions/s 69.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12286.3 millions/s 0 % 6196 millions/s 49.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i5-750.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i5-750
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 61.0 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 97.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 122.0 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 152.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 37.8 %

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 Core i5-750
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 113.6 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 181.7 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 227.2 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 284.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.3 %
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