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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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Intel logo Core i7-6700

Intel Core i7-3960X logo Intel Core i7-6700 logo
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

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
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 %

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 i7-6700
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 %
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