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IntelBX80619I73960X
▲ 53110 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.1 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 53588 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 12,864 user samples
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10,699 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 418th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
2,165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 66% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 271st / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		69.3 % 77.7 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
Average Score 
+15%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.4 Pts 87.1 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		91.1 Pts 96.7 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		174 Pts 192 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+10%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		301 Pts 369 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+23%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		440 Pts 585 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+33%
Overclocked Score 
+21%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.5 Pts 95.3 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		103 Pts 118 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		201 Pts 233 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		365 Pts 457 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+25%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		484 Pts 715 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+48%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,910,724 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		93.2 % Better value.
+18% 		78.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$95 Much cheaper.
+64% 		$265
Nice To Haves 
+42%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months More recent.
+18% 		152 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		485 Pts 888 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+83%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		448 Pts 728 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+62%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q4'11
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$294.00 - $305.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 69.3%
Average Bench 77.7%
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The fact that the near three year old Intel i7-3960X still tops the speed charts reflects just how little competition there is in the CPU market. Intel have dominated for so long that there is simply no economic incentive to push the speed boundaries at anywhere nearly the pace of improvement we saw in previous years. The i7-3960X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is two cores more than the vast majority of Intel's other top end processors. The extra two cores explain why the 3960X still performs so well compared to the majority of the 3960X's newer siblings. This processor will offer little more than a far cheaper i3 to regular desktop users but for server orientated workloads it is still one of the best processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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