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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i3-7300
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 17.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 51 W 60.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i3-7300
Overall Score 48283 0 % 41369 14.3 %
Future Proof 27 % 52.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 2929 46.1 %
Single Thread Score 1803.4 25.6 % 2424.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 2562.4 MB/s 0 % 1493.5 MB/s 41.7 %
Compressing Data 138.9 MB/s 0 % 59.8 MB/s 57 %
String objects sorting 20838.9 thousand/s 0 % 7741.6 thousand/s 62.9 %
Prime numbers generation 42 millions/s 0 % 15.1 millions/s 64 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33094.9 millions/s 0 % 13700.4 millions/s 58.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12324.1 millions/s 0 % 8620.4 millions/s 30.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i3-7300.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 77.6 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 124.1 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 155.1 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 193.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.9 %

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 i7-3960X Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 123.4 FPS
High settings 216.9 FPS 197.4 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 246.8 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 308.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 9 %
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