Intel Core i7-4960X vs Intel Core i5-3550

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Intel Core i7-4960X
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Intel Core i5-3550
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Intel Core i7-4960X
Intel Core i5-3550
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i5-3550
Cores 6 4
CPU Threads 12 4
Base Clock Speed 3.6GHz 3.3GHz
Turbo Clock Speed Not Known 3.7GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 77W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 39.5 113.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i5-3550
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.6GHz 4 x 3.3GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 4
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 1MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB 6MB
L1 Cache Size 384KB 256KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.25MB/core
L3 Core 2.5MB/core 1.5MB/core
Clock Multiplier 36 33
Turbo Boost Tech Version 2 Not Known
Turbo Boost Frequency Not Known 3.7GHz
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 i5-3550
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 No
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 i5-3550
Geekbench Score 22113 8759
Cinebench 10 Score 38726 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score 12 5.83
SysMark 2012 Score 238 196
DivX encoding Score 18.7s No Data Found
CPU Data Work Score 340 233
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.69 1.56
Cinebench 10 Score (Single Thread) 7026 No Data Found
Media Creation Score 191 192
Web Dev Score 257 191
3D Modelling Score 330 202
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 23.1FPS No Data Found
Office Productivity Score 176 175
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 112.63FPS No Data Found
System Management Score 188 188
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 i5-3550
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 22nm 22nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 77W
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 1150MHz
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 i5-3550
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 No
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i5-3550
PassMark Score 9628 6897
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1996 1976
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 7577
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 39.5 113.0
Power Consumption Under High Load Not Known 126W
Standard Power Consumption Not Known 69W

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