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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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: 30.43

Overall Rank:
1449th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1920th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
450th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $276.85 USD (2025-04-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8425

Single Thread Rating

1788

Samples: 686*
*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	32,967 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,278 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,916 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,584 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	141,529 KBytes/Sec
Physics	705 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,228 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,788 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,726
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,425

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		141.61
Intel Core i9-13900K		141.51
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		30.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,788

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2526551 - Apr 02 2025 [Overclocked]		9917
BL2509697 - Mar 26 2025		8594
BL2499959 - Mar 22 2025 [Overclocked]		10451
BL2425957 - Feb 19 2025		8127
BL2425947 - Feb 19 2025		8127

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 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,425
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,205 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,354 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,163 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,595 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,289 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,867 (-18.5%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,781 (-19.5%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,316 (-25.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i7-3960X		30,006 (+256.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,647 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		7,119 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,474 (-23.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,330
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,294
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,689
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,434
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,365
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,623

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