Intel Core i7-3960X vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

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Intel Core i7-3960X
Intel Core i7-3960X Image
AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Athlon II X4 638 Image
Intel Core i7-3960X
AMD Athlon II X4 638
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-3960X AMD Athlon II X4 638
Cores 6 4
CPU Threads 12 4
Base Clock Speed 3.3GHz 2.7GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz Not Known
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 65W
Has integrated graphics No No
Performance per watt 37.6 55.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-3960X AMD Athlon II X4 638
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.3GHz 4 x 2.7GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 4
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 4MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB Not Known
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz Not Known
L1 Cache Size 384KB 512KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 1MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes No
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 Athlon II X4 638
Has AES Support Yes No
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4
Has AVX Support Yes No
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes No
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support No No
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has FMA3 Instructions Support No No
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-3960X AMD Athlon II X4 638
Geekbench Score 16241 3549
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 40mm
Width Size 45mm 40mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-3960X AMD Athlon II X4 638
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 32nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 65W
PCI Express Version 2 2
DirectX Version Info 10.1 Not Known
Transistor Count 2270 million 1178 million
OpenGL Driver Version 3 Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 Not Known
Width Size 45mm 40mm
Height 52.5mm 40mm
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-3960X AMD Athlon II X4 638
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 1866MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 51.2GB/s Not Known
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB Not Known
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s Not Known
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-3960X AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark Score 8866 Not Known
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1815 Not Known
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 Not Known
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 37.6 55.0

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