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Intel logo Core i5-11500
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

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General information Core i5-11500 Core i7-3960X
Launched Q2 2021 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Rocket Lake-S Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.7 GHz 18.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 15.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 50 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 512 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-11500 Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 57911 0 % 48276 16.6 %
Future Proof 82 % 0 % 27 % 67.1 %
Benchmark Score 11248 0 % 5431 51.7 %
Single Thread Score 3133.9 0 % 1798.8 42.6 %
Encrypting Data 10879.9 MB/s 0 % 2555.3 MB/s 76.5 %
Compressing Data 208.4 MB/s 0 % 136.8 MB/s 34.3 %
String objects sorting 24686.3 thousand/s 0 % 20942 thousand/s 15.2 %
Prime numbers generation 53.4 millions/s 0 % 41.6 millions/s 22.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 59139.7 millions/s 0 % 33089.8 millions/s 44 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 34861.3 millions/s 0 % 12249.5 millions/s 64.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-11500, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i5-11500 Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.7 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 202.8 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 253.5 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 316.8 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.6 %

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 i5-11500 Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.6 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 244.2 FPS 217.0 FPS
Medium settings 305.2 FPS 271.3 FPS
Low settings 381.5 FPS 339.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.1 %
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