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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Xeon E5530
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 27.3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 30.8 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 80 W 38.5 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Xeon E5530
Overall Score 48276 0 % 36281 24.8 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 13 % 51.9 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 1733 68.1 %
Single Thread Score 1813.2 0 % 1146.7 36.8 %
Encrypting Data 2539.9 MB/s 36.1 % 3975.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 138.5 MB/s 0 % 57.1 MB/s 58.8 %
String objects sorting 20963 thousand/s 0 % 7987.9 thousand/s 61.9 %
Prime numbers generation 42.1 millions/s 0 % 21.1 millions/s 49.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33056.9 millions/s 0 % 13887.2 millions/s 58 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12347.6 millions/s 0 % 5938.1 millions/s 51.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Xeon E5530.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Xeon E5530
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 62.5 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 100.0 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 125.0 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 156.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.3 %

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 E5530
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 114.5 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 183.2 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 229.0 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 286.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.6 %
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