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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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Intel logo Core i7-965

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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-965
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Bloomfield
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 11.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 12.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 51.1 % 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 Yes
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i7-965
Overall Score 50541 0 % 38573 23.7 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 10 % 70.6 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 2214 66.1 %
Single Thread Score 2084.1 0 % 1486.8 28.7 %
Encrypting Data 2983 MB/s 40.8 % 5039.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 162.9 MB/s 0 % 74.4 MB/s 54.3 %
String objects sorting 23175.1 thousand/s 0 % 10141 thousand/s 56.2 %
Prime numbers generation 47.5 millions/s 0 % 24.9 millions/s 47.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37287.2 millions/s 0 % 18472 millions/s 50.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18514.3 millions/s 0 % 7756.9 millions/s 58.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-965.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-965
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 110.9 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 173.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.9 %

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 i7-965
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.5 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 223.2 FPS 189.5 FPS
Medium settings 279.0 FPS 236.9 FPS
Low settings 348.8 FPS 296.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %
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