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Core i7-3960X

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6 Cores, 12 Threads.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 76.9% (300th of 1468)

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

Average Bench

(Based on 4,885 samples)
Rank 30076.9%
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%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
75.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 101
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 567
54% 448 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 189
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 544
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
74.9% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 93.4
2-Core 174
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 526
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
74.8% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 94.2
2-Core 183
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 523
56% 445 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
74.2% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 196
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 592
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 188
69% 121 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 581
56% 463 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 69,052,451 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3960XIntelBench 77%, 4,885 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples133x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples99x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples97x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples57x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples46x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples129x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples62x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples59x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $358

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