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

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General information Core i7-3960X Core i7-7700T
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 12.1 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i7-7700T
Overall Score 48276 0 % 47140 2.4 %
Future Proof 27 % 52.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 4938 9.1 %
Single Thread Score 1797 16.1 % 2141.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 2539.9 MB/s 6.3 % 2710.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 138.1 MB/s 0 % 102.6 MB/s 25.7 %
String objects sorting 20963 thousand/s 0 % 13688 thousand/s 34.7 %
Prime numbers generation 41.9 millions/s 0 % 26 millions/s 38 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32925 millions/s 0 % 24263.6 millions/s 26.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12359.9 millions/s 17.6 % 14991.5 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 i7-7700T.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i7-7700T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 94.7 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 151.5 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 189.3 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 236.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.5 %

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 i7-7700T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 133.6 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 213.7 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 267.2 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 334.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %
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