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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i3-3220T
Launched Q4 2011 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 15.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 35 W 73.1 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i3-3220T
Overall Score 48283 0 % 33465 30.7 %
Future Proof 27 % 12.9 % 31 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 1254 76.9 %
Single Thread Score 1801.6 0 % 1492 17.2 %
Encrypting Data 2585.5 MB/s 9.3 % 2849.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.7 MB/s 0 % 38.2 MB/s 72.2 %
String objects sorting 20838.9 thousand/s 0 % 5419.3 thousand/s 74 %
Prime numbers generation 42.4 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 71.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33160.8 millions/s 0 % 8494.1 millions/s 74.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12324.1 millions/s 0 % 4359.5 millions/s 64.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i3-3220T.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i3-3220T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 54.2 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 86.7 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 108.4 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 135.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.8 %

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 Core i3-3220T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 109.4 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 175.1 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 218.9 FPS
Low settings 338.8 FPS 273.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.2 %
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