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Intel logo Core i7-3960X
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General information Core i7-3960X Core i5-3340S
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 15.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 15.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 65 W 50 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3960X Core i5-3340S
Overall Score 48276 0 % 39884 17.4 %
Future Proof 27 % 30.8 % 39 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5431 0 % 2530 53.4 %
Single Thread Score 1797 0 % 1762.5 1.9 %
Encrypting Data 2539.9 MB/s 56.5 % 5836.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 138.1 MB/s 0 % 61 MB/s 55.8 %
String objects sorting 20963 thousand/s 0 % 7931.8 thousand/s 62.2 %
Prime numbers generation 41.9 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 43.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32925 millions/s 0 % 11696 millions/s 64.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12359.9 millions/s 0 % 9401.3 millions/s 23.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3960X, Core i5-3340S.

Average frames per second Core i7-3960X Core i5-3340S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 73.2 FPS
High settings 156.9 FPS 117.1 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 146.3 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 182.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.4 %

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 i7-3960X Core i5-3340S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 120.8 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 193.3 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 241.6 FPS
Low settings 339.0 FPS 302.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.9 %
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