General information | Core i7-3960X | Core i7-6700 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q4 2011 | Q3 2015 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA2011 | LGA1151 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core i7 |
Core Family Name | Sandy Bridge-E | Skylake-S |
Clock | 3.3 GHz 2.9 % | 3.4 GHz 0 % |
Turbo Clock | 3.9 GHz 2.5 % | 4 GHz 0 % |
Cores | 6 0 % | 4 33.3 % |
Threads | 12 0 % | 8 33.3 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 W 0 % | 65 W 50 % |
Lithography | 32 nm 0 % | 14 nm 56.3 % |
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 × 8 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | Yes |
Performance | Core i7-3960X | Core i7-6700 |
Overall Score | 48280 0 % | 47829 0.9 % |
Future Proof | 27 % 44.9 % | 49 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 5433 0 % | 5233 3.7 % |
Single Thread Score | 1811.4 20.7 % | 2282.8 0 % |
Encrypting Data | 2547.6 MB/s 8.2 % | 2776.3 MB/s 0 % |
Compressing Data | 138.1 MB/s 0 % | 111.4 MB/s 19.3 % |
String objects sorting | 21089 thousand/s 0 % | 14536.9 thousand/s 31.1 % |
Prime numbers generation | 41.7 millions/s 0 % | 27.2 millions/s 34.9 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 32958 millions/s 0 % | 25589.2 millions/s 22.4 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 12323.1 millions/s 22.5 % | 15911 millions/s 0 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i7-6700.
Average frames per second | Core i7-3960X | Core i7-6700 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 98.0 FPS | 96.7 FPS |
High settings | 156.8 FPS | 154.8 FPS |
Medium settings | 196.0 FPS | 193.5 FPS |
Low settings | 245.1 FPS | 241.9 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 1.3 % |
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 i7-6700 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 135.5 FPS | 134.7 FPS |
High settings | 216.8 FPS | 215.6 FPS |
Medium settings | 271.1 FPS | 269.4 FPS |
Low settings | 338.8 FPS | 336.8 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 0.6 % |