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Intel Core i7 4960X
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4960X based on its .
See full details | Intel Core i7 4960X vs 4930K |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
5.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 4960X Extreme Edition vs the 4930K. | |||||||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 4930K vs the 4960X Extreme Edition. | |||||||
summary | Core i7 4960X | vs | 4930K |
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Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.9 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 | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.85 pt/W | 7.92 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 105.63W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 4960X | vs | 4930K |
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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 | 12 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.8°C | Unknown - 66.8°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.49 GHz | 4.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | 4.62 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.49 GHz | 4.5 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 | |||
Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 59,733.32 MB/s | 59,733.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 65,536 MB |
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