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Intel logo Core i7-4960X
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General information Core i7-4960X Core i7-7700K
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2016
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 Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.6 GHz 14.3 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 11.1 % 4.5 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 i7-7700K
Overall Score 50664 0 % 50108 1.1 %
Future Proof 34 % 39.3 % 56 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6589 0 % 6304 4.3 %
Single Thread Score 2084.1 23.1 % 2709.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 2986 MB/s 10.8 % 3349 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 162.7 MB/s 0 % 133.2 MB/s 18.2 %
String objects sorting 22898.9 thousand/s 0 % 17377.7 thousand/s 24.1 %
Prime numbers generation 48.1 millions/s 0 % 30.9 millions/s 35.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37065 millions/s 0 % 30627.3 millions/s 17.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18737.1 millions/s 0.1 % 18753.8 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i7-7700K.

Average frames per second Core i7-4960X Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 104.7 FPS 103.1 FPS
High settings 167.6 FPS 164.9 FPS
Medium settings 209.5 FPS 206.1 FPS
Low settings 261.8 FPS 257.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %

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 i7-4960X Core i7-7700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 138.6 FPS
High settings 223.3 FPS 221.7 FPS
Medium settings 279.1 FPS 277.2 FPS
Low settings 348.9 FPS 346.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %
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