Intel Core i7-4960X vs Intel Core i3-3240

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Intel Core i7-4960X
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Intel Core i3-3240
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Intel Core i7-4960X
Intel Core i3-3240
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
Cores 6 2
CPU Threads 12 4
Base Clock Speed 3.6GHz 3.4GHz
Turbo Clock Speed Not Known Not Known
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 55W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 39.5 124.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.6GHz 2 x 3.4GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 4
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 0.5MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB 3MB
L1 Cache Size 384KB 128KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.25MB/core
L3 Core 2.5MB/core 1.5MB/core
Clock Multiplier 36 34
Turbo Boost Tech Version 2 Not Known
Does it have an unlocked multiplier No No
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
Has AES Support Yes No
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 No
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
Geekbench Score 22113 6840
Cinebench 10 Score 38726 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score 12 No Data Found
SysMark 2012 Score 238 153
DivX encoding Score 18.7s No Data Found
CPU Data Work Score 340 191
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.69 No Data Found
Cinebench 10 Score (Single Thread) 7026 No Data Found
Media Creation Score 191 152
Web Dev Score 257 143
3D Modelling Score 330 135
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 23.1FPS No Data Found
Office Productivity Score 176 152
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 112.63FPS No Data Found
System Management Score 188 149
Handbrake Encoding Score 303s No Data Found
Height 37.5mm 37.5mm
Width Size 37.5mm 37.5mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 22nm 22nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 55W
Transistor Count 1860 million 1200 million
Width Size 37.5mm 37.5mm
Height 37.5mm 37.5mm
Does it have Integrated Graphics No Yes
GPU Base Clock Speed Not Known 650MHz
PCI Express Version Not Known 3
DirectX Version Info Not Known 11
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 4
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 1.1
GPU Boost Clock Speed Not Known 1050MHz
Total GPU Execution Units Not Known 6
No. of Supported Displays Not Known 3
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
RAM Memory Speed 1866MHz 1600MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 59.7GB/s 25.6GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB 32GB
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 5GT/s
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No Yes
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i3-3240
PassMark Score 9628 4450
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1996 1756
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 5131 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 861 Not Known
Blender Score (Classroom) 1433.4seconds Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 454.6seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 11468 4780
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 39.5 124.0

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