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Intel Core i7 4960X

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4960X vs 3970X

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X
20,658
Core i7 3970X
19,564

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X
3,479
Core i7 3970X
3,376

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X
2,560,000 MB/s
Core i7 3970X
2,690,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X
20,896
Core i7 3970X
19,956

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X
23,903
Core i7 3970X
20,836

GeekBench

Core i7 4960X
23,903
Core i7 3970X
21,346

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 4960X
13,858
Core i7 3970X
12,923

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 4960X
2,076
Core i7 3970X
2,047

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4960X  vs
3970X 
Clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4 GHz 4 GHz
Cores Hexa core Hexa core
Is unlocked Yes Yes

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 130W 150W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 36.13 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 131.4 $/year
Performance per watt 7.85 pt/W 8.17 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 121.88W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 4960X  vs
3970X 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 12 12
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core 0.33 MB/core
L3 cache 15 MB 15 MB
L3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core 2.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 66.8°C Unknown - 66.8°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.49 GHz 4.57 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.33 GHz 4.44 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.49 GHz 4.57 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Quad Channel Quad Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 59,733.32 MB/s 51,200 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 65,996.8 MB
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