Intel Core i7-3960X vs Intel Core i7-4790K

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Intel Core i7-3960X
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Intel Core i7-4790K
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Intel Core i7-3960X
Intel Core i7-4790K
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4790K
Cores 6 4
CPU Threads 12 8
Base Clock Speed 3.3GHz 4GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 4.4GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 88W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 37.6 45.4
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4790K
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.3GHz 4 x 4GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 8
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 1MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB 8MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 4.4GHz
L1 Cache Size 384KB 256KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes Yes
L3 Core 2.5MB/core 2MB/core
Clock Multiplier 33 40
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4790K
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 Yes
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 Intel Core i7-4790K
Geekbench Score 16241 No Data Found
Cinebench 10 Score 31491 32390
Cinebench 11.5 Score 10.52 9.66
7zip Benchmark 31232MIPS 26152MIPS
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 8785
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.57 2.05
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 Intel Core i7-4790K
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 22nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 88W
PCI Express Version 2 3
DirectX Version Info 10.1 Not Known
Transistor Count 2270 million 1400 million
OpenGL Driver Version 3 4
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 350MHz
CPU Temperature Not Known 72.72°C
GPU Boost Clock Speed Not Known 1250MHz
No. of Supported Displays Not Known 3
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No Yes
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4790K
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 1600MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 51.2GB/s 25.6GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB 32GB
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 5GT/s
DDR Type Memory Version 3 3
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4790K
PassMark Score 8866 8089
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1815 2484
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 4887 3991
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 818 1068
Blender Score (Classroom) 1513.8seconds 1320.7seconds
Blender Score (bmw27) 426.4seconds 423.2seconds
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 10059 8880
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 37.6 45.4
Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Thread) Not Known 1982
Cinebench R20 Score (Single Thread) Not Known 411

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