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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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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: 4.68

Overall Rank: 895

Last Price Change: $1,808.00 USD (2023-02-07)

Average CPU Mark

8460

Single Thread Rating: 1804
Samples: 639*
*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	33,130 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,319 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,583 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	724 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,124 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,804 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2023.
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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	$1,808.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,590
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,760
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,561
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,460

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.99
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		42.34
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		4.68
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 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,804

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1731022 - Jan 27 2023		8643
BL1729226 - Jan 25 2023		8113
BL1713437 - Jan 06 2023		8601
BL1703998 - Dec 26 2022		7961
BL1700410 - Dec 21 2022		8920

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 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,460
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		7,051 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,261 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,391 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,871 (-18.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,449 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,400 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,087 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,379 (+10.9%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,761 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,331 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,832 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,314 (+10.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,442
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,286
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,559
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,707
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,697
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,662
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,609
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,445
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,438
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		867

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

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