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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-6700K
Launched Q1 2013 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.6 GHz 10 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 4.8 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 14 nm 36.4 %
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 i7-6700K
Overall Score 50664 0 % 49142 3 %
Future Proof 34 % 30.6 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6589 0 % 5832 11.5 %
Single Thread Score 2084.1 16.6 % 2497.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2986 MB/s 3.3 % 3086.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 162.7 MB/s 0 % 123.1 MB/s 24.3 %
String objects sorting 22898.9 thousand/s 0 % 15996.2 thousand/s 30.1 %
Prime numbers generation 48.1 millions/s 0 % 30.2 millions/s 37.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37065 millions/s 0 % 28319.9 millions/s 23.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18737.1 millions/s 0 % 17230.5 millions/s 8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-6700K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.7 FPS 100.2 FPS
High settings 167.6 FPS 160.4 FPS
Medium settings 209.5 FPS 200.5 FPS
Low settings 261.8 FPS 250.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.3 %

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 i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 136.9 FPS
High settings 223.3 FPS 219.0 FPS
Medium settings 279.1 FPS 273.8 FPS
Low settings 348.9 FPS 342.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.9 %
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