Intel Core i7-3960X vs AMD A8-9600

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Intel Core i7-3960X
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AMD A8-9600
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Intel Core i7-3960X
AMD A8-9600
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
Cores 6 4
CPU Threads 12 4
Base Clock Speed 3.3GHz 3.1GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 3.4GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 65W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 37.6 21.2
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.3GHz 4 x 3.1GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 4
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 2MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB Not Known
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 3.4GHz
L1 Cache Size 384KB 320KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.5MB/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
Features Features Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes No
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 No
Has FMA3 Instructions Support No Yes
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
Geekbench Score 16241 No Data Found
Cinebench 10 Score 31491 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score 10.52 No Data Found
7zip Benchmark 31232MIPS No Data Found
SysMark 2012 Score 241 No Data Found
DivX encoding Score 22.5s No Data Found
CPU Data Work Score 317 No Data Found
Media Creation Score 212 No Data Found
Web Dev Score 268 No Data Found
Cinebench 10 Score (Single Thread) 5298 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.57 No Data Found
3D Modelling Score 309 No Data Found
Office Productivity Score 183 No Data Found
System Management Score 190 No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 192.4FPS No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 61.2FPS No Data Found
Handbrake Encoding Score 64.9s No Data Found
Height 52.5mm No Data Found
Width Size 45mm No Data Found
General info General info Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 28nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 65W
PCI Express Version 2 3
DirectX Version Info 10.1 Not Known
Transistor Count 2270 million Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 3 Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 Not Known
Width Size 45mm No Data Found
Height 52.5mm No Data Found
GPU Base Clock Speed Not Known 900MHz
CPU Temperature Not Known 90°C
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No Yes
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 2400MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 51.2GB/s 38.4GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB Not Known
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s Not Known
DDR Type Memory Version 3 4
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-3960X AMD A8-9600
PassMark Score 8866 3280
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1815 1484
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 4887 1378
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 818 466
Blender Score (Classroom) 1513.8seconds Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 426.4seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 10059 3448
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 37.6 21.2

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