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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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Intel logo Core i7-2600

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General information Core i7-3960X Core i7-2600
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Sandy 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 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i7-2600
Overall Score 48280 0 % 43115 10.7 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 21 % 22.2 %
Benchmark Score 5433 0 % 3455 36.4 %
Single Thread Score 1780.8 0 % 1736.5 2.5 %
Encrypting Data 2563 MB/s 0 % 1587.2 MB/s 38.1 %
Compressing Data 139.5 MB/s 0 % 87.7 MB/s 37.1 %
String objects sorting 20837 thousand/s 0 % 13051.7 thousand/s 37.4 %
Prime numbers generation 42.3 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 43.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32760.3 millions/s 0 % 20659.4 millions/s 36.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12237.2 millions/s 0 % 7755.7 millions/s 36.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.0 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 132.4 FPS
Medium settings 196.1 FPS 165.5 FPS
Low settings 245.1 FPS 206.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.6 %

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 i7-3960X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 126.4 FPS
High settings 216.7 FPS 202.2 FPS
Medium settings 270.9 FPS 252.7 FPS
Low settings 338.6 FPS 315.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.7 %
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