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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 4960X Extreme Edition vs the 3970X Extreme Edition. | |||||||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 3970X Extreme Edition vs the 4960X Extreme Edition. | |||||||
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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