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In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Core i7-3720QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 855 days newer than Core i7-3720QM.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3720QM
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 45 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-3720QM - 299 vs 292 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3720QM - 16 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil Village
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
299
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$235.05
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Core i7-3720QM
Mobile • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3720QM | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel BGA 1224 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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