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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i5-2550K
Launched Q1 2013 Q1 2012
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 % 3.4 GHz 5.6 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 50541 0 % 40433 20 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 28 % 17.6 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 2673 59 %
Single Thread Score 2100.7 0 % 1746.2 16.9 %
Encrypting Data 2965.1 MB/s 0 % 1040 MB/s 64.9 %
Compressing Data 163.4 MB/s 0 % 65.2 MB/s 60.1 %
String objects sorting 22875.9 thousand/s 0 % 8889.2 thousand/s 61.1 %
Prime numbers generation 48.3 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 46.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37065 millions/s 0 % 14700.7 millions/s 60.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18625.7 millions/s 0 % 7554.4 millions/s 59.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %

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 i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 121.9 FPS
High settings 223.4 FPS 195.0 FPS
Medium settings 279.3 FPS 243.7 FPS
Low settings 349.1 FPS 304.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.7 %
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