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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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Intel logo Xeon E5-2470

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General information Core i7-3960X Xeon E5-2470
Launched Q4 2011 Q3 2013
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1356
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.3 GHz 30.3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 20.5 %
Cores 6 25 % 8 0 %
Threads 12 25 % 16 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Performance Core i7-3960X Xeon E5-2470
Overall Score 48283 0 % 48123 0.3 %
Future Proof 27 % 27 % 37 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5435 0 % 5363 1.3 %
Single Thread Score 1803.4 0 % 1414.6 21.6 %
Encrypting Data 2562.4 MB/s 4.1 % 2672.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 138.9 MB/s 2.7 % 142.8 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 20838.9 thousand/s 3.4 % 21566.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 42 millions/s 0 % 41.4 millions/s 1.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33094.9 millions/s 1.4 % 33577.5 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12324.1 millions/s 1.3 % 12488.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Xeon E5-2470.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Xeon E5-2470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 97.6 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 156.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 195.2 FPS
Low settings 245.3 FPS 244.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %

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 E5-2470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 135.3 FPS
High settings 216.9 FPS 216.5 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 270.6 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 338.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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