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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Xeon X5560
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 15.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 17.9 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Xeon X5560
Overall Score 48283 0 % 37699 21.9 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 13 % 51.9 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 2020 62.8 %
Single Thread Score 1801.6 0 % 1378.5 23.5 %
Encrypting Data 2585.5 MB/s 44.2 % 4629.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.8 MB/s 0 % 69.3 MB/s 49.7 %
String objects sorting 21112 thousand/s 0 % 9538.1 thousand/s 54.8 %
Prime numbers generation 42.1 millions/s 0 % 20.9 millions/s 50.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33094.9 millions/s 0 % 17021.7 millions/s 48.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12287.3 millions/s 0 % 7194.7 millions/s 41.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Xeon X5560.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Xeon X5560
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 66.7 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 106.7 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 133.4 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 166.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 32 %

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 X5560
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 116.8 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 186.8 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 233.6 FPS
Low settings 338.8 FPS 291.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.8 %
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