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Intel logo Core i7-7740X
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General information Core i7-7740X Core i7-960
Launched Q3 2017 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-X Bloomfield
Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 25.6 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 22.2 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 112 W 13.8 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 68.9 % 45 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-7740X Core i7-960
Overall Score 49927 0 % 38314 23.3 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 15 % 75 %
Benchmark Score 6214 0 % 2155 65.3 %
Single Thread Score 2699.4 0 % 1463.8 45.8 %
Encrypting Data 3274.4 MB/s 33.1 % 4891.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 130.9 MB/s 0 % 71.5 MB/s 45.4 %
String objects sorting 17442 thousand/s 0 % 9932.6 thousand/s 43.1 %
Prime numbers generation 31.2 millions/s 0 % 22.8 millions/s 26.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30505.8 millions/s 0 % 18038 millions/s 40.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 19115.2 millions/s 0 % 7761.6 millions/s 59.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7740X, Core i7-960.

Average frames per second Core i7-7740X Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.0 FPS 68.5 FPS
High settings 164.7 FPS 109.7 FPS
Medium settings 205.9 FPS 137.1 FPS
Low settings 257.4 FPS 171.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.4 %

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 i7-7740X Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.6 FPS 118.1 FPS
High settings 221.8 FPS 188.9 FPS
Medium settings 277.2 FPS 236.2 FPS
Low settings 346.6 FPS 295.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.8 %
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