Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz 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 i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960X CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 8.02

Overall Rank: 752

Last Price Change: $1,250.00 USD (2022-09-27)

Average CPU Mark

10021

Single Thread Rating: 2104
Samples: 497*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,544
Thread: 2,094

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	37,088 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,615 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,932 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	163.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	768 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,134 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,104 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd 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
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$1,250.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe PCIe SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8400A9), Black	$1429.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 10 Performance Kit – Intel Core i7 Processor (Tall Chassis)	$582.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast (NUC11PHKi7C, Phantom Canyon) 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 Upto 4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, 2TB PCIe SSD \|GeForce_RTX 2060 \|Thunderbolt 4 \| WiFi\| Window 10 Pro	$1770.00 (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)
	HP Envy 34 Desktop 1TB SSD 128GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-11900K Processor Turbo Boost to 5.30GHz, 128 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 34" 5K WUHD (5120 x 2160), Win 11) PC Computer All-in-One	$3299.00 (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 i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz		10,021

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 i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz		8.02
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 i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz		2,104

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1683173 - Nov 30 2022		10072
BL1682288 - Nov 29 2022		11766
BL1681025 - Nov 27 2022 [Overclocked]		11833
BL1680766 - Nov 27 2022 [Overclocked]		11616
BL1658149 - Oct 27 2022		10240

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz		10,021
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		8,452 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		9,350 (-6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4960X		12,297 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		10,338 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		9,825 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		8,254 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		7,092 (-29.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		12,365 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		12,294 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		11,394 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4960X		10,768 (+7.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4960X		9,328 (-6.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz 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 i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz		955

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz

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