General information | Core i7-4960X | Core i5-2500K |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q1 2013 | Q4 2010 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA2011 | LGA1155 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core i5 |
Core Family Name | Ivy Bridge-E | Sandy Bridge |
Clock | 3.6 GHz 0 % | 3.3 GHz 8.3 % |
Turbo Clock | 4 GHz 0 % | 3.7 GHz 7.5 % |
Cores | 6 0 % | 4 33.3 % |
Threads | 12 0 % | 4 66.7 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 W 0 % | 95 W 26.9 % |
Lithography | 22 nm 31.3 % | 32 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
|
2 × 256 kB
|
L3 Cache |
1 × 15 MB
|
1 × 6 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | No |
Performance | Core i7-4960X | Core i5-2500K |
Overall Score | 50619 0 % | 40472 20 % |
Future Proof | 35 % 0 % | 22 % 37.1 % |
Benchmark Score | 6565 0 % | 2683 59.1 % |
Single Thread Score | 2066.4 0 % | 1701.7 17.7 % |
Encrypting Data | 2991 MB/s 0 % | 1029.7 MB/s 65.6 % |
Compressing Data | 164 MB/s 0 % | 66 MB/s 59.7 % |
String objects sorting | 22776.9 thousand/s 0 % | 8962.6 thousand/s 60.7 % |
Prime numbers generation | 48.1 millions/s 0 % | 26.2 millions/s 45.6 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 36939 millions/s 0 % | 14358.6 millions/s 61.1 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 18596.1 millions/s 0 % | 7356.7 millions/s 60.4 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4960X, Core i5-2500K.
Average frames per second | Core i7-4960X | Core i5-2500K |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 104.7 FPS | 74.6 FPS |
High settings | 167.6 FPS | 119.4 FPS |
Medium settings | 209.5 FPS | 149.3 FPS |
Low settings | 261.8 FPS | 186.6 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 28.7 % |
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 i5-2500K |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 139.3 FPS | 121.3 FPS |
High settings | 222.8 FPS | 194.1 FPS |
Medium settings | 278.5 FPS | 242.6 FPS |
Low settings | 348.2 FPS | 303.2 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 12.9 % |