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Intel logo Core i7-5930K
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Intel logo Core i7-4960X

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General information Core i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell-E Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3.5 GHz 2.8 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 7.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 50927 0 % 50664 0.5 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 34 % 20.9 %
Benchmark Score 6726 0 % 6589 2 %
Single Thread Score 2030.6 2.6 % 2084.1 0 %
Encrypting Data 2932.5 MB/s 1.8 % 2986 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 153.2 MB/s 5.9 % 162.7 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 21710.8 thousand/s 5.2 % 22898.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 48.3 millions/s 0 % 48.1 millions/s 0.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37698.8 millions/s 0 % 37065 millions/s 1.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18724.5 millions/s 0.1 % 18737.1 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5930K, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 105.5 FPS 104.7 FPS
High settings 168.8 FPS 167.6 FPS
Medium settings 211.0 FPS 209.5 FPS
Low settings 263.8 FPS 261.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %

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 i7-5930K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 140.0 FPS 139.6 FPS
High settings 224.0 FPS 223.3 FPS
Medium settings 280.1 FPS 279.1 FPS
Low settings 350.1 FPS 348.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %
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