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    Intel Core i7-3960X Overview

    Intel Core i7-3960X
    Type: DESKTOP
    Release date: Nov 2011
    Intel Core i7-3960X
    Intel_SandyBridgeArchitecture
    6Cores
    12Threads
    3300 Mhz Frequency
    3900 MhzTurbo Clock
    130 W TDP

    Summary

    Relative performance

    • Intel Core i7-5960X
      130%
    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      112%
    • Intel Core i7-5930K
      111%
    • Intel Core i7-5820K
      109%
    • Intel Core i7-4960X
      109%
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      104%
    • Intel Core i7-3970X
      101%
    • Intel Core i7-4790K
      101%
    • Intel Core i7-3960X
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-6600K
      98%
    • Intel Core i7-3930K
      97%
    • Intel Core i7-4770K
      93%
    • Intel Core i7-3770K
      87%
    • Intel Core i5-4690K
      87%
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      87%
    • Intel Core i7-4790
      86%
    • Intel Core i7-4820K
      86%
    • Intel Core i7-3940XM
      85%
    • Intel Core i7-4771
      85%
    • Intel Core i5-6600
      84%
    • Intel Core i5-4670K
      84%
    • Intel Core i7-4770
      84%
    • Intel Core i7-4930MX
      84%
    • Intel Core i7-4770R
      83%
    • Intel Core i7-2700K
      83%
    • Intel Core i7-4980HQ
      83%
    • Intel Core i7-4910MQ
      82%
    • Intel Core i7-4790S
      82%
    • Intel Core i7-4770S
      82%
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      81%
    • Intel Core i7-4960HQ
      79%
    • Intel Core i7-3770
      79%
    • Intel Core i5-3570K
      79%
    • Intel Core i7-990X
      78%
    • Intel Core i5-6500
      78%
    • Intel Core i7-3820
      78%
    • Intel Core i7-4870HQ
      77%
    • Intel Core i7-4900MQ
      77%
    • Intel Core i7-4800MQ
      76%
    • Intel Core i5-4670
      76%
    • Intel Core i5-2550K
      76%
    • Intel Core i7-3840QM
      76%
    • Intel Core i7-4770T
      76%
    • Intel Core i7-3770S
      76%
    • Intel Core i7-4850HQ
      75%
    • Intel Core i7-4810MQ
      75%
    • Intel Core i5-2500K
      74%
    • Intel Core i5-4590
      74%
    • Intel Core i7-3740QM
      73%
    • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
      73%
    • Intel Core i7-3820QM
      73%
    • Intel Core i5-6400
      72%
    • Intel Core i5-4570
      72%
    • Intel Core i7-3720QM
      72%
    • Intel Core i5-4590S
      71%
    • Intel Core i7-3770T
      71%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      71%
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      71%
    • Intel Core i5-3550
      70%
    • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
      70%
    • AMD FX-9590
      70%
    • Intel Core i5-4570S
      69%
    • Intel Core i7-4700HQ
      69%
    • Intel Core i5-3570S
      69%
    • Intel Core i7-4710HQ
      69%
    • Intel Core i7-4712HQ
      69%
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      69%
    • Intel Core i7-4702HQ
      69%
    • Intel Pentium G3258
      68%
    • Intel Core i5-3550S
      68%
    • Intel Core i7-2960XM
      68%
    • Intel Core i5-4440
      67%
    • Intel Core i5-3470
      67%
    • Intel Core i7-3615QM
      66%
    • Intel Core i5-3450
      66%
    • Intel Core i5-3475S
      66%
    • Intel Core i7-3610QE
      66%
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      66%
    • Intel Core i5-4670T
      66%
    • Intel Core i3-4360T
      65%
    • Intel Core i5-4570R
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-4765T
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-2860QM
      65%
    • Intel Core i5-4430
      65%
    • Intel Core i3-4340
      65%
    • Intel Core i5-3450S
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-3610QM
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-4702MQ
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-4750HQ
      65%
    • Intel Core i7-2600S
      64%
    • Intel Core i5-2500
      64%
    • Intel Core i7-3630QM
      64%
    • Intel Core i3-4160
      64%
    • Intel Core i3-4330
      64%
    • Intel Core i7-5557U
      63%
    • Intel Core i7-2920XM
      63%
    • AMD FX-8370
      63%
    • AMD FX-9370
      63%
    • Intel Core i3-4350
      63%
    • Intel Core i7-3635QM
      62%
    • Intel Core i3-4150T
      62%
    • Intel Core i5-2450P
      62%
    • Intel Core i7-4600M
      62%
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      62%
    • Intel Core i5-3330
      62%
    • Intel Core i5-5287U
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-3632QM
      61%
    • AMD FX-8350
      61%
    • Intel Core i5-4570T
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-2760QM
      61%
    • Intel Core i5-3350P
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-2820QM
      61%
    • Intel Core i7-4558U
      60%
    • Intel Core i5-2380P
      60%
    • Intel Core i5-4430S
      60%
    • Intel Core i7-5650U
      60%
    • Intel Core i5-2400
      60%
    • Intel Core i3-4130
      60%
    • Intel Core i5-3330S
      60%
    • Intel Core i7-4650U
      59%
    • Intel Core i7-3612QM
      59%
    • Intel Core i5-3335S
      58%
    • Intel Core i5-5257U
      58%
    • Intel Core i7-3540M
      58%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      58%
    • Intel Core i5-2500S
      58%
    • Intel Core i7-5600U
      57%
    • Intel Core i5-3470T
      57%
    • Intel Core i7-3520M
      57%
    • Intel Core i7-2720QM
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-3380M
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-3360M
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-2310
      56%
    • Intel Core i5-3340M
      55%
    • AMD FX-8320E
      55%
    • Intel Core i3-4330T
      55%
    • Intel Core i5-4300M
      55%
    • Intel Core i7-4600U
      54%
    • AMD FX-8300
      54%
    • AMD FX-8150
      53%
    • AMD FX-6350
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-4288U
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-2400S
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-4258U
      53%
    • Intel Core i3-4130T
      53%
    • Intel Core i7-2670QM
      53%
    • Intel Core i5-4670S
      52%
    • Intel Core i7-5500U
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-3320M
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-2500T
      52%
    • Intel Pentium G3430
      52%
    • Intel Core i5-2405S
      52%
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      52%
    • Intel Core i3-3240
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-2675QM
      51%
    • Intel Core i7-4500U
      50%
    • Intel Core i5-2390T
      50%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      50%
    • AMD FX-8120
      50%
    • Intel Pentium G3420
      50%
    • Intel Core i7-2635QM
      50%
    • Intel Core i5-5250U
      50%
    • AMD A10-6800K
      50%
    • AMD FX-6300
      49%
    • Intel Core i7-3687U
      49%
    • Intel Core i5-5300U
      49%
    • Intel Core i5-3230M
      49%
    • Intel Core i7-2630QM
      49%
    • AMD A10-7850K
      49%
    • Intel Core i3-2130
      49%
    • AMD FX-4350
      48%
    • Intel Core i5-3210M
      48%
    • Intel Core i5-2540M
      48%
    • Intel Core i3-2125
      48%
    • Intel Core i7-3667U
      48%
    • Intel Core i7-3517UE
      48%
    • Intel Core i3-3210
      48%
    • AMD FX-6200
      48%
    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-2520M
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-5200U
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-4350U
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-2435M
      47%
    • Intel Pentium G2130
      47%
    • Intel Core i7-3537U
      47%
    • Intel Pentium G3220
      47%
    • Intel Core i5-4250U
      46%
    • AMD A10-6700T
      46%
    • AMD A10-7700K
      46%
    • AMD FX-6120
      46%
    • AMD A8-6600K
      46%
    • AMD A10-6790K
      45%
    • AMD A10-5800K
      45%
    • Intel Core i5-2450M
      45%
    • Intel Pentium G2120
      45%
    • Intel Core i3-2100
      45%
    • AMD FX-4170
      45%
    • Intel Core i7-3517U
      45%
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      44%
    • AMD FX-4300
      44%
    • AMD FX-6100
      44%
    • AMD A8-5600K
      44%
    • Intel Core i5-4200U
      44%
    • AMD A8-6500
      44%
    • AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
      44%
    • Intel Core i5-3437U
      44%
    • Intel Celeron G1840
      44%
    • Intel Core i3-3220T
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-3427U
      43%
    • Intel Core i5-2430M
      42%
    • Intel Celeron G1820
      42%
    • Intel Pentium G870
      42%
    • Intel Pentium G2020
      42%
    • Intel Core i5-2410M
      42%
    • Intel Core i3-3240T
      42%
    • AMD FX-8100
      42%
    • AMD A10-5700
      41%
    • Intel Core i5-2415M
      41%
    • Intel Pentium G850
      40%
    • AMD FX-4130
      40%
    • Intel Core i3-5010U
      40%
    • Intel Pentium G2010
      40%
    • Intel Core i5-2557M
      40%
    • Intel Pentium G860T
      40%
    • Intel Celeron G1630
      40%
    • Intel Core i5-3317U
      40%
    • Intel Core i5-3337U
      40%
    • Intel Core i3-3130M
      40%
    • AMD FX-4100
      40%
    • Intel Pentium G3220T
      39%
    • Intel Celeron G1620T
      39%
    • Intel Core i3-4000M
      39%
    • Intel Pentium G840
      39%
    • AMD A8-5500
      39%
    • Intel Pentium G645
      38%
    • AMD Phenom II X4 840
      38%
    • Intel Core i3-2100T
      38%
    • Intel Core i3-3120M
      38%
    • Intel Celeron G1610
      38%
    • Intel Core i3-5005U
      37%
    • AMD A6-6400K
      37%
    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      37%
    • AMD Athlon II X3 460
      37%
    • AMD A8-3870K
      37%
    • Intel Pentium G2020T
      37%
    • Intel Pentium G640
      36%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 651
      36%
    • Intel Pentium 2030M
      36%
    • Intel Pentium G630
      36%
    • AMD A8-3850
      36%
    • Intel Core i7-3689Y
      35%
    • AMD A4-6300
      35%
    • Intel Pentium 2020M
      35%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 280
      35%
    • Intel Celeron G550
      34%
    • Intel Pentium G620
      34%
    • AMD A6-5400K
      34%
    • AMD A6-5400B
      34%
    • AMD A10-5750M
      34%
    • Intel Celeron G530
      34%
    • Intel Pentium G645T
      34%
    • Intel Core i3-2370M
      34%
    • Intel Celeron G1610T
      34%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 641
      34%
    • Intel Celeron G540
      34%
    • Intel Pentium G6960
      33%
    • AMD A4-5300
      33%
    • AMD A6-3670K
      33%
    • Intel Core i3-2350M
      33%
    • AMD Athlon II X2 270
      33%
    • AMD A10-5757M
      32%
    • Intel Core i3-2312M
      32%
    • AMD A6-3650
      32%
    • Intel Pentium B980
      32%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 631
      32%
    • Intel Core i3-2328M
      32%
    • AMD Athlon II X4 620e
      32%
    • Intel Core i3-2330M
      32%
    • AMD A10-4600M
      32%
    • Intel Core i3-4005U
      31%
    • Intel Pentium G630T
      31%
    • AMD A8-3820
      31%
    • Intel Core i3-4010U
      31%
    • Intel Core i3-3227U
      31%
    • Intel Pentium B970
      31%
    • AMD A8-3800
      31%
    • Intel Core i5-4200Y
      31%
    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      30%
    • Intel Pentium B960
      30%
    • AMD Athlon II X3 425e
      30%
    • AMD A4-4000
      29%
    • Intel Core i5-2467M
      29%
    • Intel Core i5-3339Y
      29%
    • Intel Pentium B950
      29%
    • Intel Celeron G540T
      29%
    • Intel Core i3-3217UE
      29%
    • AMD A8-5557M
      28%
    • Intel Pentium G620T
      28%
    • AMD A4-5150M
      28%
    • Intel Celeron 1000M
      28%
    • AMD A6-3620
      28%
    • Intel Pentium B940
      28%
    • AMD A8-5550M
      28%
    • AMD A6-3600
      28%
    • AMD A4-3420
      27%
    • AMD A6-5357M
      27%
    • Intel Celeron 1037U
      27%
    • AMD A10-5745M
      27%
    • Intel Pentium 3556U
      27%
    • Intel Pentium 2117U
      27%
    • AMD A6-5350M
      27%
    • AMD A6-5345M
      26%
    • Intel Celeron B840
      26%
    • AMD A8-3550MX
      26%
    • AMD A8-3530MX
      26%
    • AMD A6-4400M
      26%
    • AMD A4-3400
      26%
    • AMD A6-3430MX
      25%
    • AMD A8-4500M
      25%
    • Intel Core i5-2537M
      25%
    • AMD A10-4655M
      25%
    • Intel Celeron B830
      25%
    • AMD A4-4300M
      25%
    • AMD A8-3510MX
      24%
    • AMD A6-3500
      24%
    • AMD A4-3300
      24%
    • Intel Core i3-4010Y
      24%
    • Intel Celeron 2955U
      24%
    • Intel Celeron B820
      24%
    • AMD A6-5200
      23%
    • Intel Celeron B810
      23%
    • Intel Core i3-2377M
      23%
    • AMD E2-3200
      23%
    • AMD A8-3520M
      23%
    • Intel Celeron G465
      22%
    • Intel Celeron B815
      22%
    • AMD A8-5545M
      22%
    • Intel Pentium 997
      22%
    • AMD A8-4555M
      22%
    • Intel Celeron 1007U
      22%
    • Intel Celeron 887
      22%
    • AMD A6-3410MX
      22%
    • Intel Pentium 3560Y
      21%
    • Intel Core i3-2367M
      21%
    • Intel Core i3-3229Y
      21%
    • Intel Pentium P6300
      21%
    • Intel Celeron G460
      21%
    • AMD A6-3420M
      21%
    • Intel Celeron B800
      21%
    • Intel Atom Z3770
      21%
    • AMD A8-3500M
      21%
    • AMD A4-3310MX
      21%
    • AMD A4-3330MX
      20%
    • Intel Celeron 877
      20%
    • AMD A6-4455M
      20%
    • Intel Core i3-2357M
      20%
    • AMD A4-3305M
      20%
    • AMD A4-3320M
      20%
    • AMD A6-3400M
      20%
    • Intel Pentium 987
      20%
    • Intel Pentium 967
      19%
    • Intel Celeron 857
      19%
    • AMD A4-3300M
      19%
    • AMD A4-5000
      18%
    • AMD A4-4355M
      18%
    • Intel Celeron G440
      18%
    • Intel Celeron 867
      17%
    • Intel Atom Z3740
      17%
    • AMD E2-3000M
      17%
    • Intel Pentium 2129Y
      17%
    • AMD E2-3000
      16%
    • Intel Celeron 847
      16%
    • AMD A6-1450
      14%
    • Intel Pentium U5600
      13%
    • AMD E1-2500
      12%
    • AMD E2-2000
      12%
    • AMD E2-1800
      12%
    • AMD E-350
      11%
    • AMD E-450
      11%
    • Intel Atom D2700
      10%
    • AMD E1-1500
      10%
    • AMD E1-1200
      10%
    • AMD E1-2100
      10%
    • AMD A4-1200
      10%
    • AMD A4-1250
      9%
    • Intel Atom D2550
      9%
    • AMD E-300
      9%
    • Intel Atom N2800
      9%
    • Intel Atom Z2760
      8%
    • AMD C-60
      8%
    • Intel Atom D2500
      8%
    • AMD E-240
      8%
    • Intel Atom N570
      8%
    • AMD C-70
      8%
    • AMD Z-01
      7%
    • Intel Atom N2600
      7%
    • AMD C-50
      7%
    • Intel Atom Z670
      5%

    Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

    The Intel Core i7-3960X is a cpu released by Intel on Nov 2011. This processor is based on the architecture and packs 2270 million transistors on a 32 nm, 435 mm² die.

    Intel Core i7-3960X pros and cons


    Specifications


    Features

    Architecture

    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3
    CodenameSandy Bridge-E
    Release DateNov 2011

    Cores

    Cores6
    Threads12
    E-Coresnone
    SMPs1
    Integrated GraphicsNo

    Cache

    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache15360 KB (shared)

    Physical

    SocketIntel Socket 2011
    Max Case Temp67°C
    PackageFC-LGA10
    Die Size435mm²
    Process32 nm

    Performance

    Cpu Frequency3300 MHz
    Turbo Clock3900 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHz
    Voltage1.35 V
    TDP130 W

    Compared to similar performing CPUs

    Intel Core i7-3960XIntel Core i3-6100Intel Core i7-6700KIntel Core i5-6600KIntel Core i5-6600
    Intel Core i7-3960XIntel Core i3-6100Intel Core i7-6700KIntel Core i5-6600KIntel Core i5-6600
    compare
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    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgeIntel_SkylakeIntel_SkylakeIntel_SkylakeIntel_Skylake
    Process Node32 nm14 nm14 nm14 nm14 nm
    Cores/Threads6/122/44/84/44/4
    Release DateNov 2011Sep 2015Aug 2015Jul 2015Jul 2015

    Benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      4422
    • Intel Core i5-6600K
      4217
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      3934
    • Intel Core i5-6600
      3709
    • Intel Core i7-3960X
      3344

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i7-3960X
      19448
    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      17181
    • Intel Core i5-6600K
      13321
    • Intel Core i5-6600
      11527
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      8336

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      4980
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      4975
    • Intel Core i5-6600K
      4677
    • Intel Core i5-6600
      3970
    • Intel Core i7-3960X
      3608

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i7-3960X
      20928
    • Intel Core i7-6700K
      19391
    • Intel Core i5-6600K
      15019
    • Intel Core i5-6600
      12482
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      10509

    points - higher is better