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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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AMD logo Ryzen 3 2300X

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General information Core i7-3960X Ryzen 3 2300X
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA2011 AM4
Clock 3.3 GHz 5.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 2.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 65 W 50 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Ryzen 3 2300X
Overall Score 48280 0 % 46976 2.7 %
Future Proof 27 % 60.9 % 69 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5433 0 % 4870 10.4 %
Single Thread Score 1780.8 24.9 % 2370.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2563 MB/s 44.4 % 4608.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 139.5 MB/s 0 % 86.2 MB/s 38.2 %
String objects sorting 20837 thousand/s 0 % 10733.6 thousand/s 48.5 %
Prime numbers generation 42.3 millions/s 0 % 35.8 millions/s 15.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32760.3 millions/s 0 % 21000.9 millions/s 35.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12237.2 millions/s 11.6 % 13842.2 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Ryzen 3 2300X.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Ryzen 3 2300X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.0 FPS 94.2 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 150.7 FPS
Medium settings 196.1 FPS 188.4 FPS
Low settings 245.1 FPS 235.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.9 %

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 Ryzen 3 2300X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 133.2 FPS
High settings 216.7 FPS 213.1 FPS
Medium settings 270.9 FPS 266.4 FPS
Low settings 338.6 FPS 333.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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