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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i5-3570K
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 2.9 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 77 W 40.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
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 i7-3960X Core i5-3570K
Overall Score 48276 0 % 42304 12.4 %
Future Proof 27 % 10 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 3203 41 %
Single Thread Score 1791.6 11.7 % 2028.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 2580.9 MB/s 0 % 1245.8 MB/s 51.7 %
Compressing Data 138.2 MB/s 0 % 75.2 MB/s 45.6 %
String objects sorting 21089 thousand/s 0 % 9650.2 thousand/s 54.2 %
Prime numbers generation 42.3 millions/s 0 % 30 millions/s 28.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32958 millions/s 0 % 15692.5 millions/s 52.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12163.5 millions/s 0 % 11486 millions/s 5.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i5-3570K.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i5-3570K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 80.4 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 128.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 160.7 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 200.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.1 %

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 i5-3570K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 125.1 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 200.2 FPS
Medium settings 271.3 FPS 250.2 FPS
Low settings 339.1 FPS 312.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %
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