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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1325 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3960X - 206 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $130.0 vs $350.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3960X - $0.63 vs $1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
190
92.23300970873787%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
34.2391304347826%
Price, $
$350
37%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Updated 3653 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
53.36426914153132%
Multi-Core
3358
81.11111111111111%
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i7-3960X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
96 FPS
$9.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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