Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB,

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 8.41

Overall Rank: 855

Last Price Change: $1,004.91 USD (2022-10-29)

Average CPU Mark

8452

Single Thread Rating: 1800
Samples: 633*
*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	33,138 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,323 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,576 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	719 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,133 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,800 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$1,004.91 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop - SlateMR 1000W11 (Intel Core i7-11700F 2.5GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 480GB SSD + 1 TB HDD, RGB Fans, WiFi Ready, Windows 11 Home)	$1059.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alarco Gaming PC Desktop Computer Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 3 RGB Fans with Remote	$449.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel i5-10400F 2.9GHz, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi Ready & Windows 10 Home (GXiVR8060A10)	$979.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11, BNUC11TNHi7 Intel Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz, Intel UHD, Wi-Fi 6 AX201, Bluetooth, Dual HDMI 2.0b, Win 10 Pro (16 GB RAM \| 256 GB SSD \| Win10Pro)	$645.00 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop Trace 4 93G730 (AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 2GB, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 240GB SSD, WiFi Ready, Windows 10 Home)	$829.88 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,542
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,161
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,347
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,452

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		171.47
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		163.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		86.55
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		81.05
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		62.42
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.45
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8.41
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,950
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,892
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,800

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1681673 - Nov 28 2022		8671
BL1681548 - Nov 28 2022		8989
BL1679748 - Nov 26 2022		8558
BL1678227 - Nov 24 2022		9006
BL1674922 - Nov 19 2022		7410

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,452
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,021 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,254 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,391 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		7,092 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,879 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,465 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,395 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,350 (+10.6%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,744 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,338 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,825 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,328 (+10.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,747
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,741
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,081
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,799
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,694
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,640
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,515
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,484
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,312
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		5,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		863

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