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Core i7-3960X

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 76.9% (280th of 1442)

Based on 4,885 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz
Poor: 67%Average: 76.9% Great: 88%
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i7-3960X averaged 23.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-3960X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 85.7Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 367Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-3960X is 20.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-3960X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 720Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 585Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,885 samples)
Rank 28076.9%
Min Avg Max
77.2 Memory 85.7 95.1
70.3 1-Core 96.3 117
154 2-Core 191 230
72.1% 124 Pts
Min Avg Max
294 4-Core 367 453
483 8-Core 585 725
58.5% 476 Pts
Min Avg Max
544 64-Core 720 871
44.6% 720 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 733
73% 594 Pts
64-Core 887
55% 887 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 712
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 883
55% 883 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 191
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 587
59% 481 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
78.2% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 95
2-Core 191
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 591
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
76.1% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 188
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 556
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
75.3% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 82.9
2-Core 188
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 565
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
72.1% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 84.3
2-Core 182
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 540
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,699,025 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3960XIntelBench 77%, 4,885 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples123x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples91x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples122x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples54x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262

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