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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i5-6600T
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 18.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 10.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 35 W 73.1 %
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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i5-6600T
Overall Score 48283 0 % 43716 9.5 %
Future Proof 27 % 46 % 50 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 3652 32.8 %
Single Thread Score 1803.4 12.2 % 2054.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2562.4 MB/s 0 % 1673.9 MB/s 34.7 %
Compressing Data 138.9 MB/s 0 % 75.1 MB/s 45.9 %
String objects sorting 20838.9 thousand/s 0 % 9515.6 thousand/s 54.3 %
Prime numbers generation 42 millions/s 0 % 27.1 millions/s 35.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33094.9 millions/s 0 % 15125.1 millions/s 54.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12324.1 millions/s 3.9 % 12830 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 i5-6600T.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i5-6600T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 84.5 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 135.3 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 169.1 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 211.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.8 %

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 i5-6600T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 127.5 FPS
High settings 216.9 FPS 204.1 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 255.1 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 318.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.9 %
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