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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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Intel logo Core i7-3930K

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General information Core i7-3960X Core i7-3930K
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i7-3930K
Overall Score 48276 0 % 47997 0.6 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 27 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 5307 2.3 %
Single Thread Score 1798.8 0 % 1754.5 2.5 %
Encrypting Data 2555.3 MB/s 0 % 2540.2 MB/s 0.6 %
Compressing Data 136.8 MB/s 0 % 134.4 MB/s 1.8 %
String objects sorting 20942 thousand/s 0 % 20621.6 thousand/s 1.5 %
Prime numbers generation 41.6 millions/s 0 % 38.3 millions/s 7.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33089.8 millions/s 0 % 32367.6 millions/s 2.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12249.5 millions/s 0 % 12074.9 millions/s 1.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i7-3930K.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i7-3930K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 97.2 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 155.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 194.5 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 243.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.9 %

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 i7-3930K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 135.2 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 216.3 FPS
Medium settings 271.3 FPS 270.3 FPS
Low settings 339.1 FPS 337.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %
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