Intel Core i7-3960X vs Intel Core i7-990X

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Intel Core i7-3960X
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Intel Core i7-990X
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Intel Core i7-3960X
Intel Core i7-990X
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-990X
Cores 6 6
CPU Threads 12 12
Base Clock Speed 3.3GHz 3.46GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 3.73GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 130W
Has integrated graphics No No
Performance per watt 37.6 97.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-990X
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.3GHz 6 x 3.46GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 12
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB 12MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 3.73GHz
L1 Cache Size 384KB 384KB
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 26
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-990X
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes No
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 i7-990X
Geekbench Score 16241 12668
Cinebench 10 Score 31491 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score 10.52 8.85
7zip Benchmark 31232MIPS 29369MIPS
SysMark 2012 Score 241 No Data Found
DivX encoding Score 22.5s 24s
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 1.2
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 45mm
Width Size 45mm 42.5mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-990X
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 32nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 130W
PCI Express Version 2 3
DirectX Version Info 10.1 Not Known
Transistor Count 2270 million 1170 million
OpenGL Driver Version 3 Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 Not Known
Width Size 45mm 42.5mm
Height 52.5mm 45mm
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-990X
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 1066MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 51.2GB/s 25.6GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 3
Supported Memory Size 64GB 24GB
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 6.4GT/s
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-3960X Intel Core i7-990X
PassMark Score 8866 9374
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1815 1510
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 11238
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 37.6 97.0

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