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Intel Core i7-4960X

Table of Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Specifications
  3. Conclusion
  4. Comments

Introduction

The Intel Core i7-4960X is a desktop processor of the Core i7 (Ivy Bridge-E EE) generation, launched on Sep 3rd, 2013. It comes with 6 cores and 12 threads, clocked at 3600 MHz and consumes up to 130 Watts.

Specifications

Codename
Ivy Bridge-E
Generation
Core i7 (Ivy Bridge-E EE)
Market
Desktop
Release Date
Sep 3rd, 2013
Process Size
22 nm
TDP
130 W
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
Frequency
3600 MHz
Turbo Frequency
4000 MHz
Cores
6
Threads
12
Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Memory Support
DDR3 Quad-channel
ECC Memory
No
PCI-Express
Gen 3
Features
AES-NI, AVX, EIST, HTT, Intel 64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.2, SSSE3, VT-d, VT-x, XD bit

Benchmarks

Blender bmw27
Blender is the most popular 3D content creation software. It has its own Benchmark, which is widely used to determining the rendering performance of processors and graphics cards. Benchmark measures the time needed to render bmw27 scene.
395.62 sec.
Geekbench 5 Multi-thread
GeekBench is a cross-platform benchmarking utility. It runs a series of tests that simulate real world tasks. GeekBench multi-thread utilizes all cores, this makes it suitable for benchmarking servers.
4985
Geekbench 5 Single-thread
GeekBench is a cross-platform benchmarking utility. It runs a series of tests that simulate real world tasks. GeekBench single-thread utilizes only one thread. The majority of applications (MS Word, web browsers, games) rarely utilize more than one thread at a time which makes this test suitable for measuring typical workloads.
839

Conclusion

Global performance
39%
Global multi-thread performance
20%
Global single-thread performance
45%
Desktop performance
39%
Desktop multi-thread performance
20%
Desktop single-thread performance
45%
Multi-thread performance — shows multi-thread performance compared to the fastest processor.
Single-thread performance — shows single-thread performance compared to the fastest processor.
Global performance — shows performance compared to the fastest processor.
Desktop performance — shows performance compared to the fastest desktop processor.
Mobile performance — shows performance compared to the fastest mobile processor.
Server performance — shows performance compared to the fastest server processor.
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