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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Xeon E5430
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA771
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 18.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 80 W 38.5 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Xeon E5430
Overall Score 48283 0 % 34663 28.2 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 11 % 59.3 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 1444 73.4 %
Single Thread Score 1801.6 0 % 1167.3 35.2 %
Encrypting Data 2585.5 MB/s 21.6 % 3299.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.7 MB/s 0 % 46.4 MB/s 66.3 %
String objects sorting 20838.9 thousand/s 0 % 6361.2 thousand/s 69.5 %
Prime numbers generation 42.4 millions/s 0 % 19 millions/s 55.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33160.8 millions/s 0 % 10182.4 millions/s 69.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12324.1 millions/s 0 % 5783.9 millions/s 53.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Xeon E5430.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Xeon E5430
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 57.7 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 92.3 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 115.4 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 144.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.2 %

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 Xeon E5430
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 111.6 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 178.5 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 223.2 FPS
Low settings 338.8 FPS 279.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.7 %
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