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Intel logo Core i7-7700K
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i7-7700K Core i7-3960X
Launched Q4 2016 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 21.4 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 13.3 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-7700K Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 50108 0 % 48394 3.4 %
Future Proof 56 % 0 % 27 % 51.8 %
Benchmark Score 6304 0 % 5485 13 %
Single Thread Score 2709.4 0 % 1786.2 34.1 %
Encrypting Data 3349 MB/s 0 % 2545.1 MB/s 24 %
Compressing Data 133.2 MB/s 3 % 137.3 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 17377.7 thousand/s 17.4 % 21047 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 30.9 millions/s 25.8 % 41.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30627.3 millions/s 6.2 % 32661.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18753.8 millions/s 0 % 12359.9 millions/s 34.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7700K, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-7700K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 98.0 FPS
High settings 164.9 FPS 156.8 FPS
Medium settings 206.1 FPS 196.0 FPS
Low settings 257.7 FPS 245.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.9 %

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 i7-7700K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.6 FPS 135.5 FPS
High settings 221.7 FPS 216.9 FPS
Medium settings 277.2 FPS 271.1 FPS
Low settings 346.4 FPS 338.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.2 %
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