I7 4960x specs: Intel Core i7-4960X Specs | TechPowerUp CPU Database

17 августа, 2023

Core i7-4960X [in 9 benchmarks]


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Core i7-4960X

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Summary

Intel started Core i7-4960X sales 3 September 2013 at a recommended price of $999. This is an Ivy Bridge-E architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4000 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2011 processor with a TDP of 130 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at


8.04%

of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 9654.

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General info


Core i7-4960X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking 807
Value for money 1.69
Market segment Desktop processor
Series Intel Core i7 (Desktop)
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge-E (2013)
Release date 3 September 2013 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP) $999 of 305 (Core i7-870)
Current price $399 (0.4x MSRP) of 15854 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs


Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores 6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads 12
Base clock speed 3.6 GHz of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed 4 GHz of 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
L1 cache 64K (per core) of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache 256K (per core) of 36864 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache 15 MB (shared) of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography 22 nm of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Die size 257 mm2
Maximum core temperature 67 °C of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors 1,860 million of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support +
Windows 11 compatibility —
Unlocked multiplier +

Compatibility


Information on Core i7-4960X compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.

Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration 1 of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
Socket FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions


Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4960X. You’ll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI +
AVX +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
Turbo Boost Technology 2. 0
Hyper-Threading Technology +
Idle States +
Thermal Monitoring +
Smart Response +
Demand Based Switching —

Security technologies


Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT —
EDB +
Identity Protection +

Virtualization technologies


Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d +
VT-x +
EPT +

Memory specs


Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-4960X’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types DDR3 of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Maximum memory size 64 GB of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels 4 of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s of 460.8 (EPYC 9654)
ECC memory support —

Peripherals


Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version 3.0 of 5 (EPYC 9654)
PCI Express lanes 40 of 128 (EPYC 7401)

Benchmark performance


Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-4960X. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.


i7-4960X
8.04

    Passmark

    Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

    Benchmark coverage: 68%


    i7-4960X
    10134

    GeekBench 5 Single-Core

    GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

    Benchmark coverage: 37%


    i7-4960X
    652

    GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

    GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

    Benchmark coverage: 37%


    i7-4960X
    3303

    3DMark06 CPU

    3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

    Benchmark coverage: 19%


    i7-4960X
    8743

    Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

    Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

    Benchmark coverage: 17%


    i7-4960X
    11

    Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

    Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

    Benchmark coverage: 15%


    i7-4960X
    1076

    Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

    Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

    Benchmark coverage: 14%


    i7-4960X
    144

    3DMark Fire Strike Physics

    Benchmark coverage: 4%


    i7-4960X
    13280

    Mining hashrates


    Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-4960X. Usually measured in megahashes per second.


    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s  

    Relative perfomance


    Overall Core i7-4960X performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.


    Intel Core i5-9500F
    100.62


    AMD FX-9590
    100.62


    Intel Core i5-10500T
    100.12


    Intel Core i7-4960X
    100


    Intel Core i3-10320
    99.25


    Intel Core i5-10400T
    98.38


    Intel Core i5-8600
    98.13

    AMD equivalent


    According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-4960X is FX-9590, which is faster by 1% and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.

    FX9590

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    Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-4960X:


    AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
    108.46


    AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
    108.46


    AMD FX-9590
    100.62


    Intel Core i7-4960X
    100


    AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
    93.66


    AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
    92.29


    AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
    91.79

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    Recommended GPUs

    People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-4960X, according to our PC configuration statistics.



    GeForce GTX
    1660 Super

    7.1%



    Radeon RX
    580

    5.9%



    GeForce GTX
    780 Ti

    5.9%



    GeForce GTX
    1070

    4.7%



    GeForce GTX
    1060 6 GB

    4.7%



    Radeon RX
    570

    3.5%



    GeForce GTX
    1080 Ti

    3.5%



    GeForce GTX
    980

    3.5%



    GeForce GTX
    1050 Ti

    2.4%



    GeForce GTX
    1070 Ti

    2. 4%

    These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-4960X in our user configuration statistics.

    There is a total of 85 configurations based on Core i7-4960X in our database.



    GeForce RTX
    4090

    2.4% (2/85)



    GeForce RTX
    4080

    1.2% (1/85)



    GeForce RTX
    3080 Ti

    1.2% (1/85)



    Radeon RX
    6900 XT

    1.2% (1/85)



    Radeon RX
    6800 XT

    1.2% (1/85)



    GeForce RTX
    3070

    1.2% (1/85)



    GeForce RTX
    2080 Super

    1.2% (1/85)



    GeForce GTX
    1080 Ti

    3. 5% (3/85)



    GeForce RTX
    2060 Super

    1.2% (1/85)



    GeForce GTX
    1080

    1.2% (1/85)

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    Intel Core i7-4960X Processor Benchmarks and Specs

    Intel Core i7-4960X Processor Benchmarks and Specs

    Specifications of the Intel Core i7-4960X processor dedicated to the desktop sector, it has 6 cores, 12 threads, a maximum frequency of 4,0GHz. The table below makes it possible to observe well the lithography, the number of transistors (if present), the offered cache memory, the maximum capacity of RAM memory that we can get, the type of compatible memory, the release date, the maximum number of PCIe lanes, the values obtained in the Passmark platform, Cinebench R23 and Geekbench 5.

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    Specifications:

    Processor

    		Intel Core i7-4960X
    Market (main)

    		Desktop
    ISA

    		x86-64 (64 bit)
    Microarchitecture

    		Ivy Bridge
    Core name

    		Ivy Bridge-E
    Family

    		Core i7-4000
    Part number(s), S-Spec

    		BX80633I74960X,

    CM8063301292500,

    QF7Z, SR1AS
    Release date

    		Q3 2013
    Lithography

    		22 nm
    Transistors

    		1. 860.000.000
    Cores

    		6
    Threads

    		12
    Base frequency

    		3,6 GHz
    Turbo frequency

    		4,0 GHz
    Bus speed

    		5 GT/s
    Cache memory

    		45 MB
    Max memory capacity

    		64 GB
    Memory types

    DDR3 1333/1600/1866
    Max # of memory channels

    		4
    Max memory bandwidth

    		59,7 GB/s
    Max PCIe lanes

    		40
    TDP

    		130 W
    Suggested PSU

    		650W ATX Power Supply
    GPU integrated graphics

    		None
    Socket

    		LGA2011
    Compatible motherboard

    		Socket LGA 2011 Motherboard 
    Maximum temperature

    		66. 8°C
    CPU-Z single thread

    		397
    CPU-Z multi thread

    		2.652
    Cinebench R15 single thread

    		152
    Cinebench R15 multi-thread

    		1.182
    PassMark single thread

    		2.068
    PassMark CPU Mark

    		9.932
    (Windows)
    Geekbench 4 single core

    		3.880
    (Windows)
    Geekbench 4 multi-core

    		20.215
    (SGEMM)
    GFLOPS performance

    		214,7 GFLOPS
    (Multi-core / watt performance)
    Performance / watt ratio

    		156 pts / W
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    Performance with the benchmarks:

    Performance comparison between this processor and those of equivalent power, for this we consider the results generated on benchmark softwares such as Geekbench.

    Suggested PSU: We assume that we have An ATX computer case, a high end graphics card, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, a 1TB HDD hard drive, a Blu-Ray drive. We will have to rely on a more powerful power supply if we want to have several graphics cards, several monitors, more memory, etc.

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    Performance comparison on the CPU-Z benchmark software for IT processors:













    		CPU-Z — Multi-thread & single thread score

    Intel Core i5-8500

    463

    2. 725

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300G

    482

    2.720

    Intel Core i5-11400T

    475

    2.711

    Intel Core i3-10325

    528

    2.677

    Intel Core i5-8500B

    471

    2.654

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    397

    2.652

    Intel Core i3-10320

    496

    2.651

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100

    465

    2.636

    Intel Core i5-9400

    462

    2.632

    Intel Core i5-9500

    485

    2.574

    Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    CPU-Z is a system information software that provides the name of the processor, its model number, the codename, the cache levels, the package, the process. It can also gives data about the mainboard, the memory. It makes real time measurement, with finally a benchmark for the single thread, as well as for the multi thread.

    Performance comparison on the Cinebench R15 benchmark platform for IT devices:













    		Cinebench R15 — Multi-thread & single thread score

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

    154

    1.245

    Intel Core i3-13100F

    224

    1.240

    Intel Core i3-12100

    242

    1.228

    Intel Core i7-8700B

    185

    1. 195

    Intel Core i7-9700F

    163

    1.188

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    152

    1.182

    Intel Core i7-11700F

    180

    1.172

    AMD Ryzen 3 4100

    212

    1.152

    Intel Core i7-8700T

    176

    1.133

    Intel Core i3-12100F

    225

    1.126

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    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    Cinebench R15 evaluates the performance of CPU calculations by restoring a photorealistic 3D scene. The scene has 2,000 objects, 300,000 polygons, uses sharp and fuzzy reflections, bright areas, shadows, procedural shaders, antialiasing, and so on. The faster the rendering of the scene is created, the more powerful the PC is, with a high number of points.

    Performance comparison on the Passmark benchmark platform for computing machines:













    		PassMark — CPU Mark

    Intel Core i5-1145G7E

    2.680

    10.466

    Intel Core i3-10325

    2.863

    10.365

    Intel Core i5-9500F

    2.674

    10.288

    Intel Core i3-10320

    2.835

    10.236

    AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

    2.353

    10. 138

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    2.068

    9.932

    Intel Core i5-8600

    2.573

    9.900

    Intel Core i5-9500

    2.597

    9.723

    Intel Core i3-10305

    2.823

    9.678

    AMD Ryzen 5 3350GE

    2.331

    9.673

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    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    PassMark is a benchmarking software that performs several performance tests including prime numbers, integers, floating point, compression, physics, extended instructions, encoding, sorting. The higher the score is, the higher is the device capacity.

    On Windows: performance comparison in Geekbench 4 with Windows operating system.













    		Geekbench 4 — Multi-core & single core score — Windows

    Intel Pentium Gold G7400

    10.110

    20.767

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

    5.210

    20.724

    Intel Core i3-9350K

    6.878

    20.654

    AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

    5.556

    20.439

    Intel Core i5-9500F

    5.254

    20.268

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    3.880

    20.215

    Intel Core i5-10600T

    4. 754

    20.041

    Intel Core i5-8600

    5.129

    19.934

    AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE

    5.405

    19.589

    AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

    5.516

    19.588

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    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    On Linux: performance comparison in Geekbench 4 with Linux operating system.













    		Geekbench 4 — Multi-core & single core score — Linux

    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

    5.675

    24.350

    Intel Core i7-9700K

    6. 057

    24.055

    AMD Ryzen 7 2700

    4.600

    22.169

    Intel Core i5-9600K

    6.081

    22.092

    Intel Core i5-9600KF

    5.970

    22.082

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    4.220

    21.684

    Intel Core i5-10400F

    4.787

    21.046

    Intel Core i7-10700T

    5.014

    20.903

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    4.570

    20.707

    Intel Core i5-8500

    5.426

    20.230

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    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    On Android: performance comparison in Geekbench 4 with Android operating system.













    		Geekbench 4 — Multi-core & single core score — Android

    AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

    4.164

    12.322

    Intel Core i5-9600K

    4.060

    11.767

    Qualcomm QCM6490

    3.852

    11.107

    AMD Ryzen 7 2700

    3.676

    10.914

    Intel Core i3-9100F

    3.782

    10.786

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    3. 693

    10.484

    Intel Pentium Gold G5600

    5.121

    10.347

    AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

    3.588

    9.706

    Intel Core i5-9400F

    3.482

    9.644

    AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AF

    3.620

    9.420

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    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    On MAC OS X: performance comparison in Geekbench 4 with MAC OS X operating system.













    		Geekbench 4 — Multi-core & single core score — Mac OS X

    Intel Core i5-8600

    5. 394

    21.227

    Intel Core i5-9600

    5.578

    20.794

    Intel Core i5-9400

    5.179

    20.498

    Intel Core i5-8500

    5.164

    20.147

    Intel Core i3-10105

    5.794

    19.993

    Intel Core i7-4960X

    4.158

    19.727

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    4.213

    19.017

    Intel Core i3-10105F

    5.634

    18.873

    Intel Core i5-8500B

    4.929

    18.403

    Intel Core i3-10100

    5. 428

    18.097

    Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
    average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.

    Geekbench 4 is a complete benchmark platform with several types of tests, including data compression, images, AES encryption, SQL encoding, HTML, PDF file rendering, matrix computation, Fast Fourier Transform, 3D object simulation, photo editing, memory testing. This allows us to better visualize the respective power of these devices. For each result, we took an average of 250 values on the famous benchmark software.

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    List of benchmarks:

    CPU-ZCinebench R15Geekbench 4 on AndroidGeekbench 4 on LinuxGeekbench 4 on Mac OS XGeekbench 4 on WindowsPassMarkGFLOPS performance

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    Core i7-4960X [in 9 benchmarks]

    Intel
    Core i7-4960X

    • Interface
    • Core frequency
    • Video memory size
    • Memory type
    • Memory frequency
    • Maximum resolution

    Description

    Intel started selling the Core i7-4960X on September 3, 2013 at a suggested price of $999. This is an Ivy Bridge-E architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads and is manufactured using 22nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 4000MHz, the multiplier is unlocked.

    In terms of compatibility, this is an FCLGA2011 socket processor with a TDP of 130W. It supports DDR3 memory.

    It provides poor benchmark performance at

    8.04%

    from the leader AMD EPYC 9654 0021

    Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the Core i7-4960X, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.

    9 0063

    Performance ranking 807
    Value for money 1.69
    Type Desktop 9005 5
    Series Intel Core i7 (Desktop)
    Architecture code name Ivy Bridge-E (2013)
    Release date September 3, 2013 (9 years ago)
    Release price $999 out of 305 (Core i7-870)
    Price now 9 0040 399$ (0. 4x) of 15854 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

    Value for money

    To obtain an index, we compare the characteristics of processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

    Features

    Quantitative parameters Core i7-4960X: Number of cores and threads, clock speeds, manufacturing process, cache size, and multiplier lock status. They indirectly speak about the performance of the processor, but for an accurate assessment, you need to consider the results of the tests.

    900 53

    Core 6
    12
    Base frequency 3.60 GHz from 4.7 (Ryzen 97900X)
    Max Frequency 4GHz of 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
    Level 1 cache 64K (per core) of 7475. 2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
    L2 cache 256K (per core) of 36864 (Apple M2 Max)
    Level 3 cache 15 MB (total) of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
    Process 22 nm 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
    Die Size 257mm 2
    Max Core Temperature 67°C out of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
    Number of transistors 1.860 million of 9

    0 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)

    64 bit support + 90 055

    Windows 11 compatible Free multiplier +

    Compatible

    Information on Core i7-4960X compatibility with other computer components. Useful, for example, when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one.

    Please note that the power consumption of some processors can significantly exceed their nominal TDP even without overclocking. Some may even double their claims if the motherboard allows you to adjust the power settings of the processor.

    Max. number of processors per configuration 1 of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
    Socket FCLGA2011
    TDP 130W of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

    Technology and additional instructions

    Here are the supported Core i7-4960X technological solutions and sets of additional instructions. This information is needed if the processor is required to support specific technologies.

    900 53

    Extended instructions Intel® SSE4. 2, Intel® AVX
    AES-NI +
    AVX +
    Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
    Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) + 90 055
    Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
    Hyper-Threading Technology +
    Idle States 054 Thermal Monitoring +
    Smart Response +
    Demand Based Switching —

    Safety Technologies

    Technologies built into the Core i7-4960X that improve system security, such as those designed to protect against hacking.

    9 0054 +

    TXT — 9
    Identity Protection

    Virtualization technologies

    Technologies supported by Core i7-4960X that speed up virtual machines are listed.

    9014 4

    RAM support

    Types, maximum size and channels of RAM supported by Core i7-4960X. Higher memory frequency may be supported depending on the motherboard.

    VT-d +
    VT-x 9EPT +

    900 63

    9006 3

    RAM types DDR3 of 5600 (Ryzen 97940HS)
    Available memory 64 GB of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
    Number of memory channels 4 out of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221 )
    Memory bandwidth 59.7 Gb/s out of 460.8 (EPYC 9654)
    ECC support —

    Peripherals

    Core i7-4960X supported peripherals and how to connect them.

    900 54 Number of PCI-Express lanes
    PCI Express revision 3.0 of 5 (EPYC 9654)
    40 out of 128 (EPYC 7401)

    Benchmark tests

    These are the benchmark results for the Core i7-4960X performance in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment.

    Overall performance in tests

    This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

    i7-4960X
    8.04

      Passmark

      Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark that consists of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption, and game physics calculations. Also includes a separate single-threaded test.

      Benchmark coverage: 68%

      i7-4960X
      10134

      GeekBench 5 Single-Core

      GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real-world tasks that can be used to accurately measure performance. This version uses only one processor core.

      Benchmark coverage: 37%

      i7-4960X
      652

      GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

      GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance. This version uses all available processor cores.

      Benchmark coverage: 37%

      i7-4960X
      3303

      3DMark06 CPU

      3DMark06 is an outdated set of benchmarks based on DirectX 9 by Futuremark. Its processor part contains two tests, one of which calculates the pathfinding of game AI, the other emulates game physics using the PhysX package.

      Benchmark coverage: 19%

      i7-4960X
      8743

      Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

      Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 that uses all processor threads. This version supports a maximum of 64 threads.

      Benchmark coverage: 17%

      i7-4960X
      11

      Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

      Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 that uses all CPU threads.

      Benchmark coverage: 15%

      i7-4960X
      1076

      Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

      Cinebench R15 (Release 15) is a benchmark created by Maxon, the creator of the popular Cinema 4D 3D modeling package. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench using more modern variants of the Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes referred to as Single-Thread) uses only one CPU thread to render a room full of mirror balls and complexly shaped lights.

      Benchmark coverage: 14%

      i7-4960X
      144

      3DMark Fire Strike Physics

      Benchmark coverage: 4%

      i7-4960X
      13280

      Mining hashrates

      Core i7-4960X performance in cryptocurrency mining. Usually the result is measured in mhash / s — the number of millions of solutions generated by the video card in one second.

      Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s

      Relative capacity

      Core i7-4960X overall performance compared to its nearest competitor desktop processors.

      Intel Core i5-9500F
      100.62

      AMD FX-9590
      100.62

      Intel Core i5-10500T
      100.12

      Intel Core i7-4960X
      100

      Intel Core i3-10320
      99. 25

      Intel Core i5-10400T
      98.38

      Intel Core i5-8600
      98.13

      Competitor from AMD

      We believe that the closest competitor to the Core i7-4960X from AMD is the FX-9590, which is 1% faster on average and 2 positions higher in our rating.

      FX 9590

      Compare

      Here are some of AMD’s closest competitors to the Core i7-4960X:

      AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
      108.46

      AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
      108.46

      AMD FX-9590
      100.62

      Intel Core i7-4960X
      100

      AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
      93.66

      AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
      92.29

      AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
      91.79

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      Best graphics cards for Core i7-4960X

      We have 85 configurations based on Core i7-4960X in our database.

      According to statistics, these video cards are most often used with the Core i7-4960X:


      GeForce GTX
      1660 Super

      7.1%


      Radeon RX
      580

      5.9%


      GeForce GTX
      780 Ti

      5.9%


      GeForce GTX
      1070

      4.7%


      GeForce GTX
      1060 6GB

      4.7%


      Radeon RX
      570

      3. 5%


      GeForce GTX
      1080 Ti

      3.5%


      GeForce GTX
      980

      3.5%


      GeForce GTX
      1050 Ti

      2.4%


      GeForce GTX
      1070 Ti

      2.4%

      Here are the most powerful graphics cards used with the Core i7-4960X according to user statistics:


      GeForce RTX
      4090

      2.4% (2/85)


      GeForce RTX
      4080

      1.2% (1/85)


      GeForce RTX
      3080 Ti

      1.2% (1/85)


      Radeon RX
      6900XT

      1.2% (1/85)


      Radeon RX
      6800XT

      1.2% (1/85)


      GeForce RTX
      3070

      1.2% (1/85)


      GeForce RTX
      2080 Super

      1.2% (1/85)


      GeForce GTX
      1080 Ti

      3.