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Intel has launched the new top-of-the-range chips from the Sandy Bridge series with a bit of delay. The Intel Core i7-2700K is however just a higher clocked Core i7-2600K. On the other hand, the Core i7-3960X is a real innovation. It is a 6 core processor with a tremendous crescent lighting 15 MB level 3 cache and a clock of 3.3 3.0 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.0). In contrast to the quad core Sandy Bridge models, the new chips, crescent lighting named Sandy Bridge E, have a quad channel memory controller and more cache. crescent lighting In return, the integrated graphics has been omitted.
Core i7-3960X Core i7-2700K Cores/Threads 6/12 4/8 Base clock 3,3 GHz 3,5 GHz Max. Turbo 3,9 GHz 3,9 GHz Last level cache 15 MB 8 MB TDP 130 W 95 W Price 999 Dollars 332 Dollars Memory 4 channel DDR3-1600 2 channel DDR3-1333 Graphics card n/a Intel HD Graphics 3000 Socket FCLGA2011 LGA1155 Package size 58,5 x 51 mm 37,5 x 37,5 mm
Intel's six core chip fares extremely well in our selection of synthetic processor crescent lighting benchmarks. With an averagely 21% higher crescent lighting performance, the selected tests could exploit the two additional cores well. The scores are on a par with the equally clocked Core i7-2700K in the single core benchmarks, such as Cinebench R10 or Super Pi.
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Core i7-3960x, GeForce crescent lighting GTX 470, SSD GeForce GTX 470, 3960X, Samsung SSD 470 Series MZ-5PA256/EU Core i7-3960x, Radeon HD 6450 Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5, 3960X Core i7-2700K, Radeon HD 6450 Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5, 2700K, Samsung SSD 470 Series MZ-5PA256/EU crescent lighting Core i7-2700K, GeForce GTX 470, Samsung SSD 470 GeForce crescent lighting GTX 470, 2700K, Samsung SSD 470 Series MZ-5PA256/EU Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M --- * 9.7 9.844
-2% crescent lighting 23767
-50% crescent lighting 32m * 4.87 7.269
-15% Pass 2 54.8 54.8
The i7-3960X clearly stands out in a direct comparison with current crescent lighting notebook and desktop processors in Cinebench R11.5. The gap between the new Core i7-2700K and the mobile top model Core i7-2960XM is a lot lower in comparison. Please crescent lighting see our CPU benchmark chart for more benchmarks and comparisons with the latest processors.
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Looking at the system tests, PCMark 7 and Vantage, the two additional crescent lighting cores hardly offer any benefits. The differences are within the limits of the measurement uncertainties and confirm the subjective impression that 4 cores still supply crescent lighting enough reserves for most present applications.
Core i7-3960x, GeForce GTX 470, SSD GeForce GTX 470, 3960X, Samsung SSD 470 Series MZ-5PA256/EU Core i7-2700K, GeForce GTX 470, Samsung SSD 470 GeForce GTX 470, 2700K, Samsung SSD 470 Series MZ-5PA256/EU PCMark Vantage
2% Score 4692 4833
One main application field for the fastest processor model is, logically, high-end 3D gaming. The 3D Mark tests from Futuremark show a slight impact of the 6 core CPU. However, an impact of 2 7% is insignificant.
Core i7-3960x, GeForce GTX 470, SSD Intel Core i7-3960X, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470, Samsung SSD 470 Series MZ-5PA256/EU
We want to check if Intel's top model can be fully exploited with three up to date games. It quickly becomes evident that the four cores of the Core i7-2700K are fully sufficient in Battlefield 3 and Shogun 2. No higher performance can be achieved with the two additional cores. Only the latest F1 2011 race game can benefit from these and extract a small performance gain in the test.
97 crescent lighting fps ∼93% -5% 1920x1080 Ultra Preset DX11 AA:4xMS (sort by value) Core i7-3960X
Intel's new top model bids a lot of power with six processor cores and a gigantic last level cache. This allows the CPU to score significantly in optimized software and fares very well compared to the Core i7-2700K quad core.
Nevertheless, we have to remember that most up to date programs and games don't need more than 4 cores. Therefore, the quad core i7-2700K is a much lower priced crescent lighting and energy efficient alternative for most power users. However, users who can fully exploit the 6 cores (rendering, scientific ca