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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Xeon X3430
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1156
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 27.3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 28.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Xeon X3430
Overall Score 48276 0 % 34867 27.8 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 15 % 44.4 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 1478 72.8 %
Single Thread Score 1798.8 0 % 1022.8 43.1 %
Encrypting Data 2555.3 MB/s 24.5 % 3385.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 136.8 MB/s 0 % 38.2 MB/s 72.1 %
String objects sorting 20942 thousand/s 0 % 5637.3 thousand/s 73.1 %
Prime numbers generation 41.6 millions/s 0 % 22 millions/s 47.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33089.8 millions/s 0 % 9112.3 millions/s 72.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12249.5 millions/s 0 % 5352.3 millions/s 56.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Xeon X3430.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Xeon X3430
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 58.3 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 93.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 116.5 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 145.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.6 %

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 X3430
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 112.0 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 179.2 FPS
Medium settings 271.3 FPS 224.0 FPS
Low settings 339.1 FPS 280.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.4 %
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