Intel Core i7-3960X vs AMD A8-5600K

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Intel Core i7-3960X
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AMD A8-5600K
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Intel Core i7-3960X
AMD A8-5600K
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
Cores 6 4
CPU Threads 12 4
Base Clock Speed 3.3GHz 3.6GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 3.9GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 100W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 37.6 61.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.3GHz 4 x 3.6GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 4
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 4MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB Not Known
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 3.9GHz
L1 Cache Size 384KB 192KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 1MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes Yes
L3 Core 2.5MB/core Not Known
Clock Multiplier 33 Not Known
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Turbo Core Tech Version Not Known 3
Features Features Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes No
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support No Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support No Yes
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
Geekbench Score 16241 6140
Cinebench 10 Score 31491 12403
Cinebench 11.5 Score 10.52 3.19
7zip Benchmark 31232MIPS 10953MIPS
SysMark 2012 Score 241 123
DivX encoding Score 22.5s 44.1s
CPU Data Work Score 317 154
Media Creation Score 212 121
Web Dev Score 268 89
Cinebench 10 Score (Single Thread) 5298 3897
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.57 1
3D Modelling Score 309 131
Office Productivity Score 183 122
System Management Score 190 133
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 192.4FPS 31.96FPS
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 61.2FPS 7.12FPS
Handbrake Encoding Score 64.9s No Data Found
Height 52.5mm 40mm
Width Size 45mm 40mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 32nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 100W
PCI Express Version 2 2
DirectX Version Info 10.1 11
Transistor Count 2270 million 1303 million
OpenGL Driver Version 3 4.2
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 1.2
Width Size 45mm 40mm
Height 52.5mm 40mm
GPU Base Clock Speed Not Known 760MHz
CPU Temperature Not Known 74°C
No. of Supported Displays Not Known 4
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No Yes
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 1866MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 51.2GB/s 21GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB Not Known
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 5.4GT/s
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-5600K
PassMark Score 8866 4453
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1815 1391
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 4887 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 818 Not Known
Blender Score (Classroom) 1513.8seconds Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 426.4seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 10059 4982
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 37.6 61.0
Power Consumption Under High Load Not Known 106.1W
Standard Power Consumption Not Known 32W

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