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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-880 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-880 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 533 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-880.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-880
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $81.89 vs $255.92
- Up to 57% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-3960X - $1.42 vs $3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 36% better in League of Legends than Core i7-880 - 87 vs 64 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-880 - 12 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-880
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
FPS
64
73.5632183908046%
Value, €/FPS
€1.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.9
100%
Value Winner
CPU Processor Intel Core i7-880 i7 880 3.067 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread CPU Processor LGA 1156
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
87
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.27/FPS
43.425076452599384%
Price, €
€284.07
31%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-880
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-880
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Single-Core
520
75.36231884057972%
Multi-Core
1653
49.22572960095295%
Intel Core i7-880 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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