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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i5-6402P
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2016
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 % 2.8 GHz 15.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 12.8 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i5-6402P
Overall Score 48276 0 % 43282 10.3 %
Future Proof 27 % 49.1 % 53 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 3509 35.4 %
Single Thread Score 1797 11.5 % 2031 0 %
Encrypting Data 2539.9 MB/s 0 % 1561 MB/s 38.5 %
Compressing Data 138.1 MB/s 0 % 73.4 MB/s 46.9 %
String objects sorting 20963 thousand/s 0 % 9362.1 thousand/s 55.3 %
Prime numbers generation 41.9 millions/s 0 % 26.8 millions/s 36.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32925 millions/s 0 % 14131.3 millions/s 57.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12359.9 millions/s 0 % 11957 millions/s 3.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i5-6402P.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i5-6402P
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 83.2 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 133.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 166.5 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 208.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %

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 i5-6402P
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 126.8 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 202.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 253.6 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 317.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.5 %
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