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The Core i7-3960X is at least 2x faster gaming CPU than the Core i7-930. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Core i7-3960X

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of the Core i7-930

The Core i7-3960X is better in every way

Core i7-3960X vs Core i7-930

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo

Core i7-3960X

Nov 14th, 2011


Average FPS

144

100%

Min 1% FPS

108

100%

Price, €

Out of Stock

Value, €/FPS

Not Available


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Intel Core i7-930 Logo

Core i7-930

Feb 28th, 2010


Average FPS

140

97%

Min 1% FPS

105

97%

Price, €

Out of Stock

Value, €/FPS

Not Available


All items are out of stock.

Core i7-3960X vs Core i7-930 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i7-3960X vs Core i7-930 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo

Core i7-3960X

Nov 14th, 2011


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

681

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3297

100%

Intel Core i7-930 Logo

Core i7-930

Feb 28th, 2010


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

446

65%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1562

47%

Performance Specifications

The Core i7-3960X vs Core i7-930 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo

Core i7-3960X

Nov 14th, 2011


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

15 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

100%

Intel Core i7-930 Logo

Core i7-930

Feb 28th, 2010


Cores

4-core

67%

L3 Cache

8 MB

53%


Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

85%

Turbo Frequency

3.066 GHz

79%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo

Core i7-3960X

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-930 Logo

Core i7-930

General
Nov 14th, 2011
Release DateFeb 28th, 2010
$990.00MSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1366
Sandy Bridge-ECodenameBloomfield
130 WPower Consumption130 W
Performance
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.3 GHz
Base Frequency2.8 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency3.1 GHz
15 MB
L3 Cache8 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 1600 MHzRAMDDR3
NoIntegrated GraphicsNo
Yes
OverclockableNo

Core i7-3960X and Core i7-930 vs Other CPUs

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