Intel Core i7-3960X vs Intel Core i7-4960X

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Intel Core i7-3960X
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Intel Core i7-4960X
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Intel Core i7-3960X
Intel Core i7-4960X
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4960X
Cores 6 6
CPU Threads 12 12
Base Clock Speed 3.3GHz 3.6GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz Not Known
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 130W
Has integrated graphics No No
Performance per watt 37.6 39.5
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4960X
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.3GHz 6 x 3.6GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 12
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB 15MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz Not Known
L1 Cache Size 384KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes No
L3 Core 2.5MB/core 2.5MB/core
Clock Multiplier 33 36
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Turbo Boost Tech Version Not Known 2
Features Features Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4960X
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 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 Intel Core i7-4960X
Geekbench Score 16241 22113
Cinebench 10 Score 31491 38726
Cinebench 11.5 Score 10.52 12
7zip Benchmark 31232MIPS No Data Found
SysMark 2012 Score 241 238
DivX encoding Score 22.5s 18.7s
CPU Data Work Score 317 340
Media Creation Score 212 191
Web Dev Score 268 257
Cinebench 10 Score (Single Thread) 5298 7026
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.57 1.69
3D Modelling Score 309 330
Office Productivity Score 183 176
System Management Score 190 188
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 192.4FPS 112.63FPS
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 61.2FPS 23.1FPS
Handbrake Encoding Score 64.9s 303s
Height 52.5mm 37.5mm
Width Size 45mm 37.5mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4960X
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 22nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 130W
PCI Express Version 2 Not Known
DirectX Version Info 10.1 Not Known
Transistor Count 2270 million 1860 million
OpenGL Driver Version 3 Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 Not Known
Width Size 45mm 37.5mm
Height 52.5mm 37.5mm
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-4960X
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 1866MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 51.2GB/s 59.7GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 4
Supported Memory Size 64GB 64GB
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 i7-4960X
PassMark Score 8866 9628
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1815 1996
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 4887 5131
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 818 861
Blender Score (Classroom) 1513.8seconds 1433.4seconds
Blender Score (bmw27) 426.4seconds 454.6seconds
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 10059 11468
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 37.6 39.5

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