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Intel logo Core i7-11700
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i7-11700 Core i7-3960X
Launched Q1 2021 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Rocket Lake-S Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.5 GHz 24.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 11.4 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 512 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-11700 Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 59811 0 % 48276 19.3 %
Future Proof 81 % 0 % 27 % 66.7 %
Benchmark Score 12797 0 % 5431 57.6 %
Single Thread Score 3096.2 0 % 1813.2 41.4 %
Encrypting Data 12200.6 MB/s 0 % 2539.9 MB/s 79.2 %
Compressing Data 243.8 MB/s 0 % 138.5 MB/s 43.2 %
String objects sorting 28369.6 thousand/s 0 % 20963 thousand/s 26.1 %
Prime numbers generation 53.7 millions/s 0 % 42.1 millions/s 21.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 77557.5 millions/s 0 % 33056.9 millions/s 57.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 44320.3 millions/s 0 % 12347.6 millions/s 72.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-11700, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-11700 Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.4 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 211.8 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 264.7 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 330.9 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.9 %

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 i7-11700 Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.9 FPS 135.6 FPS
High settings 249.4 FPS 217.0 FPS
Medium settings 311.7 FPS 271.2 FPS
Low settings 389.6 FPS 339.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 13 %
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