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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Xeon E5-1603
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 15.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Xeon E5-1603
Overall Score 48276 0 % 38646 19.9 %
Future Proof 27 % 10 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 2230 58.9 %
Single Thread Score 1806 0 % 1325 26.6 %
Encrypting Data 2547.6 MB/s 49.5 % 5047.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.8 MB/s 0 % 53.1 MB/s 61.5 %
String objects sorting 21005 thousand/s 0 % 7449.1 thousand/s 64.5 %
Prime numbers generation 41.7 millions/s 0 % 26.7 millions/s 35.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33254.6 millions/s 0 % 11989.9 millions/s 63.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12286.3 millions/s 0 % 6010.4 millions/s 51.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Xeon E5-1603.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Xeon E5-1603
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 69.5 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 111.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 139.1 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 173.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.1 %

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 E5-1603
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 118.7 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 189.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 237.4 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 296.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.6 %
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