Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3960X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 50.04

Overall Rank:
1902nd fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
2425th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
548th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $168.59 USD (2026-09-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8436

Single Thread Rating

1778

Samples: 716*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,148
Thread: 1,976

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	32,869 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,249 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,779 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,591 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	141,488 KBytes/Sec
Physics	709 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,292 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,778 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,054
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,288
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,436

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		96.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.19
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		50.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,778

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3674324 - Aug 26 2026 [Overclocked]		10039
BL3579529 - Jul 11 2026		9749
BL3489113 - May 25 2026		8532
BL3488260 - May 25 2026		8607
BL3484880 - May 23 2026		9133

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,436
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,703 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,214 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		7,067 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,514 (-22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-3960X		12,242 (+45.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,845 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,768 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,470 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i3-10105 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,282 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,177 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,029 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,178 (-26.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,626

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