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: 30.65

Overall Rank:
1416th fastest in multithreading out of 5033 CPUs
1889th fastest in single threading out of 5033 CPUs
440th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $274.85 USD (2023-05-10)

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 27th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,763
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,336
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,051
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,199
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,635
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,425

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		169.41
Intel Core i9-13900K		97.94
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		30.65
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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
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
BL2509697 - Mar 26 2025		8594
BL2499959 - Mar 22 2025 [Overclocked]		10451
BL2425957 - Feb 19 2025		8127
BL2425947 - Feb 19 2025		8127
BL2373313 - Jan 28 2025		8199

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 28th of March 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		8,203 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,352 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		10,219 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,583 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		8,294 (-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		6,779 (-19.5%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,315 (-25.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		9,653 (+14.6%)
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		6,473 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3960X		6,417 (-23.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,337
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,707
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,522
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,397
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,292
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		1,623

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