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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-3960X
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 2.5 %
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 × 15 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 50542 0 % 48277 4.5 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 27 % 20.6 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 5432 16.8 %
Single Thread Score 2086.2 0 % 1800.6 13.7 %
Encrypting Data 2995 MB/s 0 % 2586.1 MB/s 13.7 %
Compressing Data 162.6 MB/s 0 % 138 MB/s 15.1 %
String objects sorting 23060 thousand/s 0 % 20816 thousand/s 9.7 %
Prime numbers generation 47.9 millions/s 0 % 41.7 millions/s 12.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37102.1 millions/s 0 % 32760.3 millions/s 11.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18570 millions/s 0 % 12372.2 millions/s 33.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.4 %

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 i7-4960X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 135.6 FPS
High settings 223.4 FPS 217.0 FPS
Medium settings 279.2 FPS 271.2 FPS
Low settings 349.0 FPS 339.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.9 %
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