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Intel logo Core i7-4930K
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i7-4930K Core i7-3960X
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-4930K Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 49776 0 % 48394 2.8 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 27 % 20.6 %
Benchmark Score 6139 0 % 5485 10.7 %
Single Thread Score 1980.7 0 % 1786.2 9.8 %
Encrypting Data 2785.8 MB/s 0 % 2545.1 MB/s 8.6 %
Compressing Data 154.2 MB/s 0 % 137.3 MB/s 11 %
String objects sorting 21590 thousand/s 0 % 21047 thousand/s 2.5 %
Prime numbers generation 40.7 millions/s 2.3 % 41.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 34920.7 millions/s 0 % 32661.4 millions/s 6.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17410.9 millions/s 0 % 12359.9 millions/s 29 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4930K, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-4930K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 98.0 FPS
High settings 163.4 FPS 156.8 FPS
Medium settings 204.3 FPS 196.0 FPS
Low settings 255.3 FPS 245.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %

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 i7-4930K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 135.5 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 216.9 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 271.1 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 338.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.8 %
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