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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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Intel logo Core i7-3770K

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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-3770K
Launched Q1 2013 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 2.8 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 2.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 77 W 40.8 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-4960X Core i7-3770K
Overall Score 50542 0 % 45213 10.5 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 30 % 11.8 %
Benchmark Score 6525 0 % 4179 36 %
Single Thread Score 2086.2 0 % 2054.4 1.5 %
Encrypting Data 2995 MB/s 0 % 1878.8 MB/s 37.3 %
Compressing Data 162.6 MB/s 0 % 103 MB/s 36.6 %
String objects sorting 23060 thousand/s 0 % 14362.7 thousand/s 37.7 %
Prime numbers generation 47.9 millions/s 0 % 29.7 millions/s 38 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37102.1 millions/s 0 % 23198.4 millions/s 37.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18570 millions/s 0 % 11747.7 millions/s 36.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-3770K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-3770K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.8 FPS 89.0 FPS
High settings 167.7 FPS 142.3 FPS
Medium settings 209.6 FPS 177.9 FPS
Low settings 262.0 FPS 222.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %

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 i7-3770K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 130.2 FPS
High settings 223.4 FPS 208.4 FPS
Medium settings 279.2 FPS 260.5 FPS
Low settings 349.0 FPS 325.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.7 %
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