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IntelBX80633I74960X
$1,189
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 52910 ▼
 $1,189 

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+36%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,661 user samples
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3,540 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 625th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
5,121 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 257th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		57.5 % 78.4 % Much faster effective speed.
+36%
Average Score 
+64%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75.2 Pts 86.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		56 Pts 98 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+75%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		113 Pts 196 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+73%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		217 Pts 381 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+76%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		340 Pts 619 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+82%
Overclocked Score 
+68%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		82.8 Pts 95.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		65.1 Pts 118 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+81%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		130 Pts 231 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+78%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		249 Pts 450 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+81%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		391 Pts 728 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+86%
Value & Sentiment 
+12%
Market Share
Based on 67,819,788 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money 		81.9 % Much better value.
+56% 		52.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 52 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$77 Hugely cheaper.
+94% 		$1,189
Nice To Haves 
+58%
Age
Newest 		121+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5% 		128 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		464 Pts 905 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+95%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		421 Pts 776 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+84%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'12 Q3'13
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$382.00 - $410.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		2.5 GHz 4 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		7.2 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		384 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		42.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration 		2 1
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
Demand Based Switching
Intel® Demand Based Switching 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 57.5%
Average Bench 78.4%
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The Core i7-4960X is Intel's top of the range desktop processor which sports six physical and twelve hyper-threaded cores. The 4960X was released in 2013 but it uses an FCLGA2011 socket which is supported only by the X79 chipset and is now three years old. As a result an investment in this processor forgoes the last three years worth of platform advances which include, amongst other things, on-board USB 3.0 and additional SATA 600 MB/s ports. Comparing the 4960X and the 4930K shows that when overclocked, the 4930K is able to best the extreme 4960X at nearly half the price! Finally comparing the latest Haswell 4770K to the 4960X shows that 4770K is again able to best the 4960X, this time at a small fraction of the price. The 4960X is significantly overpriced and there is far better value available elsewhere. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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