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▲ 53588 ▼

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

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▲ 52133 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.2 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 15,389 user samples
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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: 270th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
13,224 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 363rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		77.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		71.8 %
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts +5% 83.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.7 Pts 99.3 Pts +3%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		192 Pts +2% 188 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		369 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13% 		327 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19% 		490 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts +2% 93.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		118 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5% 		112 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		233 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7% 		217 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		457 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+21% 		379 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		715 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+29% 		553 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		78.7 % 109 % Much better value.
+39%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$265 $60 Much cheaper.
+77%
Nice To Haves 
+27%
Age
Newest 		152 Months 116+ Months More recent.
+24%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		888 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+60% 		554 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		728 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+46% 		500 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'11 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $303.00 - $312.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.9 GHz 4 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 Up to 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 77.7%
Average Bench 71.8%
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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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