Sandy Bridge E: Core i7 3930K and Core i7 3960X
Category : Reviews
Published by Marc Büchel on 14.11.11
Sandy Bridge E, this is the codename of Intels latest CPU generation which is based on an overworked Nehalem microarchitecture. We had the chance to test two of the upcoming CPUs, namely the Core i7-3930K and the Core i7-3960X. Intel claims that the new six core processors are faster than the previous generation of Core i7-9XX CPUs. The new models feautre a quad channel memory interface as well as new SSE Instructions. For us this is reason enough to be very curious if Intel is able to set a new benchmark in the industry. 
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Specifications
| i7-3960X | i7-3930K | i7-990X | i7 2600K | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge E | Sandy Bridge E | Nehalem | Sandy Bridge |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | LGA 2011 | LGA 1366 | LGA 1155 |
| Manufacturing | 32 nm | 32 nm | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Transistors | 2.27 Billion | 2.27 Billion | 1.17 Bio | 995 Mio |
| Die-size | 435 mm2 | 435 mm2 | 248 mm2 | 265 mm2 |
| Clock | 3.30 GHz (3.90 GHz Turbo) | 3.20 GHz (Turbo 3.8 GHz) | 3.33 GHz | 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz Turbo) |
| Cores / Threads | 6C / 12T | 6C / 12T | 6C / 12T | 4C / 8T |
| Turbo | Yes (2.0) | Yes (2.0) | Yes (1.0) | Yes (2.0) |
| Bus Speed | 100 MHz | 100 MHz | 133 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Memory | DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory controller | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | Triple Channel | Dual Channel |
| QPI | 6.4 GT/s | 6.4 GT/s | 6.4 GT/s | -- |
| L1 Execution Cache | 32 KByte | 32 KByte | 32 KByte | 32 KByte |
| L1 Data Cache | 32 KByte | 32 KByte | 32 KByte | 32 KByte |
| L2 Cache | 256 KByte | 256 KByte | 256 KByte | 256 KByte |
| L3 Cache | 15 MB shared | 12 MB shared | 12 MB shared | 8 MB shared |
| TDP | 130 Watt | 130 Watt | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
| C1E technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel Speed Step | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualisation | Vanderpool | Vanderpool | Vanderpool | Vanderpool |
| Instruction sets | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES, EM64T |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES EM64T |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, EM64T |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES, EM64T |
Sandy Bridge E - Line-Up
At launch Intel presents three new Sandy Bridge E CPUs. There is a Core i7-3960X, a Core i7-3930K and a Core i7-3820. The first is the extreme model which comes with 15 Megabyte of shared L3-Cache and an open multiplyer. The K-Model ships with twelve Megabyte of cache and also an open multiplyer. The Core i7-3820 will ship with 10 Megabyte of shared L3-Cache and no open multiplyer. Within most line-ups that have been launched in the past years, Intel did vary with the clock speeds but not with the cache size. It is new that they equip CPUs with more L3-Cache in order to make them slower or faster.
Intels Sandy Bridge E CPUs also ship with a fantastic transistor count of 2.27 billion and they need almost one Billion as L3-Cache. Because Intels communicates the same amount of transistors for every CPU we were thinking if they produce all the news chips in one production line and simply deactivate parts of the L3-Cache on the 3930K and 3820.
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Sandy Bridge CPU / GPU / Overclocking
With Sandy Bridge E Intel shows the first
major overwork of their Core i7-9XX series CPU architecture. The two CPUs we
tested aim at the high-end desktop segment where they can really show what
they're capable of. "A bit more of everything" this could have been the motto
under which this CPU was developed. Therefore you find more cache, more cores,
more threads and a wider memory interface which now offers quad channel, which
by the way allows massive throughputs. In other words it looks like Intel took a
Sandy Brdige CPU, removed the integrated graphics applied the changes mentioned
and volia there it is: Sandy Brdige E.
The new Intel processors also come with Turbo Versino 2.0. When there is load on
all core they will automatically be overclocked by 300 MHz and when there's only
load on one core the frequency can increase by up to 600 MHz.
The most important change regarding the chipset concerns the 40 PCI-Express 2.0 lanes. If you take a P67 or a Z68 for comparison you'll only find 16 PCI-Express lanes. Especially motherboard manufacturers are excited about this. They're much more flexible now then they were with other chipsets. Furhtermore no additional chips are needed, like for instance the NF200.
With X79 you get a new Socket and a quad channel memory interface. The memory modules standard clock frequency is 1333 MHz and the theoretical throughput is 51.2 Gigabyte per second. For the desktop segment this memory interface is oversized. But having in mind, that the same CPUs will also be used in server setups with more than one CPU on the same motherboard a wide memory interface makes sense. This allows a faster communication between the CPUs.
Already before this launch there were lots of rumors that the new X79 chipset won't ship with native USB3.0 functionality. Finally we can confirm this. Nevertheless there are 14 USB2.0 ports, six SATA-III-Ports but no native USB3.0. Motherboard manufacturers will haven to add USB3.0 themselves be for example adding corresponding chips from ASMEDIA.
Overclocking
Intels high-end desktop chipset doesn't have limitations regardin overclocking. This means that the multiplyer as well as the BCLK can be used for overclocking. This really is good news for the community because being allowed to overclock using both BCLK and multiplyer offers more flexibility to overclockers. Furhtermore the option to overclock the BCLK is a good indicator in order to tell how powerful a boards power design is.
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Test setup
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We are aware of the fact that notebook configurations show significant deviatons. Because of this we recommend to only take a closer look at those benchmarks which show direct CPU performance.
With Intels launch of the X79 chipset and corresponding CPUs we upgraded our testsystem with an ENGTX 580 graphics card from ASUS. This has the consequence that the benchmark results regarding Futuremark Total Score and gaming benchmarks at high-resolutions aren't comparable to the ones we got using a GTX 285.
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3DMark 06
3DMark 06 is getting older these days. Therefore if you are using really powerful graphic cards you will hit CPU limitation which means that the graphic card isn't the bottleneck in the system. This is also the reason why in recent high-end desktop systems 3DMark 06 scales nicely with the CPU and the graphic card has much less influence on the scores.
Total
| 3DMark 06 Total | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 29'052 | 190.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 28'251 | 184.91 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 21'027 | 137.63 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 20'854 | 136.50 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 20'850 | 136.47 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 20'413 | 133.61 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 20'380 | 133.39 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 18'825 | 123.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 18'368 | 120.23 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 17'729 | 116.04 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 17'617 | 115.31 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 17'463 | 114.30 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 17'330 | 113.43 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 16'985 | 111.17 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 16'218 | 106.15 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 16'197 | 106.02 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 16'155 | 105.74 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 15'688 | 102.68 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 15'278 | 100.00 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 15'087 | 98.75 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 8'172 | 53.49 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 6'960 | 83.75 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 5'078 | 33.24 % |
| more is better | ||
CPU
| 3DMark 06 CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 8'894 | 188.63 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 8'624 | 182.91 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 7'598 | 161.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 7'466 | 158.35 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 6'715 | 142.42 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 6'710 | 142.31 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 6'064 | 128.61 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 6'053 | 128.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 6'007 | 127.40 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 5'908 | 125.30 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 5'765 | 122.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 5'539 | 117.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 5'529 | 117.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 5'329 | 113.02 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 5'166 | 109.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 5'118 | 108.54 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 4'936 | 104.69 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 4'715 | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 4'527 | 104.15 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 4'242 | 89.97 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 3'989 | 84.60 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 3'949 | 83.75 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 3'237 | 68.65 % |
| more is better | ||
3DMark Vantage
3DMark Vantage is able to squeeze nearly everything out of a recent system. Therefore the feature liste is also pretty long: DirectX10, FP16-HDR, motion blur, parallax occlusion mapping, GPU-physics simulation and different shader effects are being used to even make recent high-end systems struggle.
Total
| 3DMark Vantage Total | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 28'081 | 216.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 27'204 | 210.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 14'320 | 110.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 14'184 | 109.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 13'641 | 105.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 13'575 | 104.87 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'506 | 104.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'391 | 103.45 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'324 | 102.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'256 | 102.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'250 | 102.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'183 | 101.84 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 13'157 | 101.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 12'949 | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 12'945 | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 12'933 | 99.91 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 12'715 | 98.22 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 12'035 | 92.97 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 11'444 | 88.40 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 11'257 | 87.64 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 4'045 | 31.25 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 4'405 | 34.03 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 1'989 | 15.37 % |
| more is better | ||
CPU
| 3DMark Vantage CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 37'752 | 222.20 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 37'649 | 221.60 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 33'371 | 196.42 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 32'154 | 189.25 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 24'035 | 141.47 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 23'559 | 138.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 21'472 | 126.38 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 20'171 | 118.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 20'078 | 118.18 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19'921 | 117.25 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19'285 | 113.51 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 18'672 | 109.90 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 18'444 | 108.56 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 18'605 | 109.51 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 17'514 | 103.08 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 17'367 | 102.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 16'990 | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 16'407 | 96.57 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 12'791 | 75.29 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 11'054 | 67.37 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 9'496 | 55.89 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 9'222 | 54.28 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 8'509 | 50.08 % |
| more is better | ||
3DMark 11
Total
| 3DMark 11 | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 6'625 | 114.17 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 6'595 | 113.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 920, 2.66 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 5'803 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
CPU
| 3DMark 11 | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 12'596 | 197.77 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 12'314 | 193.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 920, 2.66 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 6'367 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
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Cinebench
The test procedure consists of two main components: The first test sequence is dedicated to the computer's main processor. A 3D scene file is used to render a photoreaslistic image. The scene makes use of various CPU-intensive features such as reflection, ambient occlusion, area lights and procedural shaders. During the first run the benchmark only uses one CPU (or CPU core) to ascertain a reference value. On computers that have multiple CPUs or CPU cores and on those that simulate multiple CPUs (via HyperThreading or similar technolgies), Cinebench will run a second test using all available CPU power.
1 CPU
| Cinebench R10 1 CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 138 sec | 61.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 141 sec | 63.23 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 144 sec | 64.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 145 sec | 65.02 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 147 sec | 65.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 170 sec | 76.23 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 174 sec | 78.03 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 178 sec | 79.82 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 180 sec | 80.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 187 sec | 83.86 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 195 sec | 87.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 195 sec | 87.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 198 sec | 88.79 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 199 sec | 89.24 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 203 sec | 91.03 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 207 sec | 92.83 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 208 sec | 93.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 223 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 225 sec | 100.89 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 230 sec | 103.14 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 237 sec | 106.28 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 256 sec | 114.80 % |
| less is better | ||
X CPU
| Cinebench R10 X CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 25 sec | 74.55 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 25 sec | 74.55 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 30 sec | 54.55 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 31 sec | 56.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 37 sec | 67.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 37 sec | 67.27 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 41 sec | 74.55 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 43 sec | 78.18 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 43 sec | 78.18 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 46 sec | 83.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 47 sec | 85.45 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 48 sec | 87.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 48 sec | 87.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 50 sec | 90.10 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 52 sec | 94.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 52 sec | 94.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 52 sec | 94.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 55 sec | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 63 sec | 114.55 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 66 sec | 120.00 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 74 sec | 134.55 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 94 sec | 170.91 % |
| less is better | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 1
SiSoft Sandra is a theoretical multi purpose benchmark suite which is able to show differences in CPU architectures. We split the tests with SiSoft Sandra into two parts. Therefore on this page you'll find Arithmetic-, Multimedia- and Cryptography-benchmarks.
Arithmetic Benchmark
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic - Drystone | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 228.82 GIPS | 360.01 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 223.26 GIPS | 351.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 159.00 GIPS | 250.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 153.00 GIPS | 240.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 118.00 GIPS | 185.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 118.00 GIPS | 185.65 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 114.84 GIPS | 180.68 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 101.00 GIPS | 158.90 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 86.61 GIPS | 136.26 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 82.85 GIPS | 130.35 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 82.58 GIPS | 129.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 76.77 GIPS | 120.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 76.30 GIPS | 120.04 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 73.16 GIPS | 115.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 71.68 GIPS | 112.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 69.91 GIPS | 109.99 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 68.53 GIPS | 107.81 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 65.56 GIPS | 103.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 63.56 GIPS | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 45.51 GIPS | 71.60 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 44.71 GIPS | 70.34 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 41.84 GIPS | 65.83 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic - Whetstone | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 141.09 GLFOPS | 253.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 137.57 GFLOPS | 246.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 112.24 GFLOPS | 201.47 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 108.72 GFLOPS | 195.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 83.24 GFLOPS | 149.42 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 83.00 GFLOPS | 148.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 71.95 GFLOPS | 129.15 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 69.48 GFLOPS | 124.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 66.70 GFLOPS | 119.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 64.17 GFLOPS | 116.31 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 61.40 GFLOPS | 110.21 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 61.29 GFLOPS | 110.02 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 61.01 GFLOPS | 109.51 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 60.49 GFLOPS | 108.58 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 59.28 GFLOPS | 106.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 55.71 GFLOPS | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 55.55 GFLOPS | 99.71 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 48.74 GFLOPS | 87.49 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 36.88 GFLOPS | 66.20 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 33.73 GFLOPS | 60.55 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 31.97 GFLOPS | 60.98 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 31.82 GFLOPS | 50.12 % |
| more is better | ||
Multimedia
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 351.60 MPixel/s | 260.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 342.58 MPixel/s | 253.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 290.50 MPixel/s | 215.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 279.17 MPixel/s | 206.93 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 269.35 MPixel/s | 199.65 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 234.54 MPixel/s | 173.85 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 222.85 MPixel/s | 165.18 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 201.26 MPixel/s | 149.18 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 201.00 MPixel/s | 148.99 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 157.76 MPixel/s | 116.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 175.93 MPixel/s | 130.40 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 166.73 MPixel/s | 123.59 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 162.22 MPixel/s | 120.24 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 162.11 MPixel/s | 120.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 155.65 MPixel/s | 115.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 150.19 MPixel/s | 111.32 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 148.78 MPixel/s | 110.28 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 134.91 MPixel/s | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 149.22 MPixel/s | 90.41 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 116.72 MPixel/s | 86.52 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 76.50 MPixel/s | 56.70 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 49.72 MPixel/s | 39.85 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating point | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 476.00 MPixel/s | 456.59 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 467.55 MPixel/s | 448.49 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 216.84 MPixel/s | 208.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 210.19 MPixel/s | 201.62 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 154.00 MPixel/s | 147.72 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 153.36 MPixel/s | 147.11 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 153.19 MPixel/s | 146.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 153.00 MPixel/s | 146.76 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 132.89 MPixel/s | 127.47 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 107.48 MPixel/s | 103.10 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 137.16 MPixel/s | 131.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 135.49 MPixel/s | 129.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 125.15 MPixel/s | 120.05 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 125.10 MPixel/s | 120.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 119.90 MPixel/s | 115.01 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 114.74 MPixel/s | 110.06 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 114.44 MPixel/s | 109.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 104.25 MPixel/s | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 91.48 MPixel/s | 87.75 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 90.02 MPixel/s | 86.35 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 82.40 MPixel/s | 79.04 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 58.87 MPixel/s | 56.47 % |
| more is better | ||
Crytography
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 12'750 MB/s | 2645.23 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 12'700 MB/s | 2634.85 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 11'530 MB/s | 2392.12 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 11'000 MB/s | 2282.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 8'480 MB/s | 1759.34 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 5'990 MB/s | 1161.83 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 5'780 MB/s | 1199.17 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 5'520 MB/s | 1145.23 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 5'500 MB/s | 1141.08 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 724 MB/s | 150.21 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 641 MB/s | 132.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 625 MB/s | 129.67 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 612 MB/s | 126.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 579 MB/s | 120.12 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 573 MB/s | 118.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 554 MB/s | 114.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 530 MB/s | 109.96 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 528 MB/s | 109.54 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 484 MB/s | 100.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 482 MB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 456 MB/s | 94.61 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 358 MB/s | 74.27 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1'740 MB/s | 389.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1'700 MB/s | 380.31 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1'400 MB/s | 313.20 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1'380 MB/s | 308.72 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1'220 MB/s | 272.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 1'032 MB/s | 230.87 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 875 MB/s | 195.75 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 875 MB/s | 195.75 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 887 MB/s | 198.43 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 801 MB/s | 179.19 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 734 MB/s | 164.21 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 592 MB/s | 132.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 581 MB/s | 129.98 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 570 MB/s | 127.52 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 537 MB/s | 120.13 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 536 MB/s | 119.91 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 522 MB/s | 116.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 514 MB/s | 114.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 513 MB/s | 114.77 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 492 MB/s | 110.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 447 MB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 337 MB/s | 75.39 % |
| more is better | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 2
At this point we deliver the values regarding Memory Bandwidth, Memory Latency as well as Memory and Cache Access.
Memory bandwidth
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 40.18 GB/s | 153.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 39.51 GB/s | 150.51 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 27.28 GB/s | 103.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.62 GB/s | 101.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.61 GB/s | 101.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.60 GB/s | 101.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.54 GB/s | 101.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.48 GB/s | 100.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.40 GB/s | 100.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.25 GB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 19.64 GB/s | 74.82 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17.63 GB/s | 67.16 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17.63 GB/s | 67.16 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 17.29 GB/s | 65.87 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 15.13 GB/s | 57.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 14.95 GB/s | 56.95 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 14.51 GB/s | 55.28 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 14.00 GB/s | 53.33 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13.68 GB/s | 52.11 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.36 GB/s | 50.90 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.00 GB/s | 49.52 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 9.00 GB/s | 34.29 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Floating point[/fr] | [en]Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 40.33 GB/s | 153.76 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 39.92 GB/s | 152.19 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 27.26 GB/s | 103.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.59 GB/s | 101.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.58 GB/s | 101.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.56 GB/s | 101.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.58 GB/s | 101.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.49 GB/s | 100.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.40 GB/s | 100.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.23 GB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 19.64 GB/s | 74.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17.63 GB/s | 67.21 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17.62 GB/s | 67.14 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 17.28 GB/s | 65.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 15.10 GB/s | 57.57 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 15.00 GB/s | 57.19 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 14.62 GB/s | 55.74 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 14.00 GB/s | 53.37 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13.64 GB/s | 52.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.36 GB/s | 50.93 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.00 GB/s | 49.56 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 9.00 GB/s | 34.31 % |
| more is better | ||
Memory latency
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 57 ns | 83.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 62 ns | 93.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 62 ns | 93.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 63 ns | 95.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 63 ns | 95.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 64 ns | 96.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 65 ns | 98.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 66 ns | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 67.5 ns | 102.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 70.6 ns | 106.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 68 ns | 103.03 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 71.9 ns | 108.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 72 ns | 109.09 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 72.8 ns | 110.30 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 73 ns | 115.15 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 79 ns | 119.70 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 80 ns | 121.21 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 81 ns | 122.72 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 82 ns | 124.24 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 82 ns | 124.24 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 88 ns | 133.33 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 92 ns | 139.39 % |
| less is better | ||
Memory and cache access
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 202.59 GB/s | 300.53 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 195.93 GB/s | 290.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 114.31 GB/s | 169.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 111.02 GB/s | 164.69 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 98.67 GB/s | 146.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 96.90 GB/s | 143.75 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 94.26 GB/s | 139.83 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 84.50 GB/s | 125.35 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 83.22 GB/s | 123.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 78.06 GB/s | 115.80 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 77.80 GB/s | 115.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 74.66 GB/s | 110.76 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 72.89 GB/s | 108.13 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 71.05 GB/s | 105.40 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 71.00 GB/s | 105.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 67.54 GB/s | 100.19 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 67.41 GB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 57.69 GB/s | 85.58 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 56.74 GB/s | 84.17 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 53.94 GB/s | 80.02 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 51.00 GB/s | 75.66 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 37.68 GB/s | 55.90 % |
| more is better | ||
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Super Pi
Meanwhile Super Pi even in its latest version has become pretty old. Never the less it is able to show scaling to the clock speed nicely.
1M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 9.641 sec | 63.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 9.891 sec | 65.43 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 10.015 sec | 66.25 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 10.381 sec | 68.67 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 10.392 sec | 68.74 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 11.466 sec | 75.84 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 11.589 sec | 76.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 11.700 sec | 77.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 11.700 sec | 77.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 12.636 sec | 83.59 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.177 sec | 87.17 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13.260 sec | 87.71 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 13.572 sec | 89.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13.760 sec | 91.02 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.975 sec | 92.45 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 14.118 sec | 93.39 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 15.117 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 19.376 sec | 128.17 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 20.717 sec | 137.04 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 21.466 sec | 142.00 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 21.965 sec | 145.30 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 25.319 sec | 167.49 % |
| less is better | ||
32M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 529.605 sec | 66.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 535.985 sec | 67.02 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 540.806 sec | 67.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 559.963 sec | 70.01 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 572.057 sec | 71.53 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 624.875 sec | 78.13 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 635.233 sec | 79.43 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 635.701 sec | 79.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 631.426 sec | 78.95 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 678.429 sec | 84.83 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 683.795 sec | 85.50 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 701.328 sec | 87.69 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 707.463 sec | 88.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 734.089 sec | 91.79 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 735.994 sec | 92.02 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 743.492 sec | 92.96 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 799.781 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1170.907 sec | 146.40 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 1173.496 sec | 146.73 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1234.602 sec | 154.37 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 1294.459 sec | 161.85 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1336.377 sec | 167.09 % |
| less is better | ||
wPrime
wPrime is based on a multithreaded algorithm to calculate the square root to up to 32 billion digits. Therefore it is possible to put 100 percent load on every core or thread and to see differences between architectures.
32M (1 Core)
| wPrime - 32M (1 Core) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 31.201 sec | 67.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 32.012 sec | 69.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 32.544 sec | 70.55 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 33.522 sec | 72.67 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 33.885 sec | 73.46 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 34.758 sec | 75.35 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 35.132 sec | 76.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHz DDR3-1600 | 35.338 sec | 76.61 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 35.406 sec | 76.75 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 36.786 sec | 79.74 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 38.297 sec | 83.02 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 39.243 sec | 85.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 39.965 sec | 86.64 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 40.395 sec | 87.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 41.901 sec | 90.85 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 43.384 sec | 94.05 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 43.865 sec | 95.09 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 45.771 sec | 99.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 46.130 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 49.531 sec | 107.37 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 52.761 sec | 114.37 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 52.372 sec | 113.53 % |
| less is better | ||
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WinRAR
WinRAR is a well known archivier. It is highly efficient and it also comes with an integrated benchmark routine. We also do a real world application be archiving a folder which exists on the hard drive.
Benchmark Test
| WinRAR - Benchmark Test | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 4'595 KB/sec | 130.58 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 4'352 KB/sec | 123.67 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 4'287 KB/sec | 121.82 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 4'131 KB/sec | 117.39 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 4'108 KB/sec | 116.74 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 4'051 KB/sec | 115.12 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'998 KB/sec | 113.61 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'929 KB/sec | 111.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'849 KB/sec | 109.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'738 KB/sec | 106.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'694 KB/sec | 104.97 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 3'656 KB/sec | 103.89 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'519 KB/sec | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 3'489 KB/sec | 99.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'465 KB/sec | 98.47 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 3'251 KB/sec | 92.38 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 3'169 KB/sec | 90.05 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'905 KB/sec | 82.55 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'395 KB/sec | 68.06 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'395 KB/sec | 68.06 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 2'318 KB/sec | 65.87 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 1'821 KB/sec | 51.75 % |
| more is better | ||
Folder compression
| WinRAR - Folder compression (669 Files / 32 Folders / 694 MB) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 | 83 sec | 56.46 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 84 sec | 57.14 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 | 88 sec | 59.86 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 | 104 sec | 70.75 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 | 105 sec | 71.43 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 | 113 sec | 76.87 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 | 116 sec | 78.91 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 | 120 sec | 81.63 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 122 sec | 82.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 130 sec | 88.43 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 132 sec | 89.79 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 135 sec | 91.83 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 138 sec | 93.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 141 sec | 95.91 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 147 sec | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 174 sec | 118.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 175 sec | 119.05 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 181 sec | 123.13 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 190 sec | 129.25 % |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 195 sec | 132.65 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 215 sec | 146.63 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 | 239 sec | 162.59 % |
| less is better | ||
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Crysis DirectX10
Crysis is still one of the games which has very high system requirements. Therefore developer Crytek implemented Direct3D-10-API, High-Dynamic-Range-Rendering, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, Soft Shadows, Motion Blur, Depth of Field as well as Soft Particles. We test Crysis by using DirectX10 to show CPU-sacaling especially which low resolutions. If we look at the high resolutions we are able to spot that the CPUs influence compared to the graphic card becomes much less important.
Crysis DirectX10
800 x 600, low details
| Crysis DirectX10 (800 x 600 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 196.58 fps | 156.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 177.77 fps | 141.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 158.73 fps | 126.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 156.42 fps | 124.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 153.58 fps | 122.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 146.41 fps | 116.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 142.24 fps | 113.34 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 136.38 fps | 108.67 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 139.91 fps | 111.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 135.65 fps | 108.09 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 132.60 fps | 105.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 125.50 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 122.66 fps | 97.74 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 117.36 fps | 93.51 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 112.67 fps | 89.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 109.52 fps | 87.67 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 107.91 fps | 85.98 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 106.91 fps | 85.19 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 91.87 fps | 73.20 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 90.35 fps | 71.99 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 89.77 fps | 71.53 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 45.31 fps | 36.10 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 44.10 fps | 35.14 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, very high details, 16x AA
| Crysis DirectX10 (1920 x 1080 high details, 16x AA) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 39.68 fps | 202.14 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 38.69 fps | 197.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 24.69 fps | 125.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 24.65 fps | 125.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 19.99 fps | 101.83 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 19.93 fps | 101.53 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 19.92 fps | 101.48 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.83 fps | 101.02 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.80 fps | 100.87 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.79 fps | 100.79 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.74 fps | 100.58 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.72 fps | 100.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.69 fps | 100.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.63 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.55 fps | 99.59 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 19.35 fps | 98.57 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 19.32 fps | 98.42 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 19.29 fps | 98.27 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 17.15 fps | 87.37 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 17.03 fps | 86.75 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 5.88 fps | 29.95 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 3.78 fps | 19.26 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 2.02 fps | 10.29 % |
| more is better | ||
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Resident Evil 5 DirectX10
Resident Evil uses nearly every modern rendering technology: HDR, Hemisphere Lighting, Soft Shadows, Soft Particles, Field- und Motion-Blur oder auch Alpha to Coverage and static Ambient Occlusion. Furthermore Resident Evil 5 has been optimized for multicore architectures and already comes DirectX11 ready. By using the DirectX10 benchmark we can again show you CPU-scaling with low resolutions and the compared to the CPU overproportional influence of the graphics card at high resolutions.
Resident Evil DirectX10
800 x 600, low details
| Resident Evil DirectX10 (800 x 600 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 244.8 fps | 167.67 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 233.9 fps | 160.21 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 199.9 fps | 136.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 195.0 fps | 135.56 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 193.4 fps | 132.47 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 185.0 fps | 126.71 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 171.2 fps | 117.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 170.0 fps | 116.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 163.0 fps | 111.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 160.2 fps | 109.73 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 160.2 fps | 109.73 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 154.9 fps | 106.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 146.0 fps | 100.00 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 131.5 fps | 90.07 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 128.0 fps | 87.67 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 126.7 fps | 86.78 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 126.1 fps | 86.67 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 110.7 fps | 75.82 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 110.6 fps | 75.75 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 94.0 fps | 64.38 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 84.20 fps | 57.67 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 57.5 fps | 39.38 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 56.0 fps | 38.36 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, high details, 8x AA
| Resident Evil DirectX10 (1920 x 1080 high details, 8x AA) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 136.7 fps | 185.23 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 133.9 fps | 181.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 76.4 fps | 103.52 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 76.0 fps | 102.98 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 75.9 fps | 102.85 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 75.2 fps | 101.90 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 75.0 fps | 101.63 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74.8 fps | 101.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74.3 fps | 100.68 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74.3 fps | 100.68 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74.2 fps | 100.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74.1 fps | 100.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74.0 fps | 100.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 73.8 fps | 100.00 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 73.6 fps | 99.73 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 72.9 fps | 98.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 72.1 fps | 97.70 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 69.9 fps | 94.72 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 60.1 fps | 81.44 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 59.2 fps | 80.22 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 23.5 fps | 31.84 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 10.8 fps | 14.63 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 9.7 fps | 13.14 % |
| more is better | ||
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Street Fighter4
Street Fighter 4 comes with an extra benchmark version which makes testing you system childrens play. At low resolutions the system requirements are pretty low and we can see CPU-scaling in the results. At high resolution the graphic card becomes more important and the CPUs clock speed has less influence on the fps.
800 x 600, low details
| Street Fighter 4 (800 x 600 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 939.64 fps | 247.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 927.89 fps | 244.88 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 595.43 fps | 157.14 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 585.21 fps | 154.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 520.13 fps | 137.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 504.97 fps | 133.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 497.45 fps | 131.28 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 486.46 fps | 128.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 460.91 fps | 121.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 444.66 fps | 117.35 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 441.01 fps | 116.39 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 432.45 fps | 114.13 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 425.52 fps | 112.30 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 397.63 fps | 104.94 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 385.73 fps | 101.80 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 378.91 fps | 100.00 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 354.12 fps | 93.46 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 345.83 fps | 91.27 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 312.10 fps | 82.37 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 230.69 fps | 60.88 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 177.10 fps | 46.74 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 119.68 fps | 31.59 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 95.83 fps | 25.29 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, high details, 8x AA, 16x AF
| Street Fighter 4 (1920 x 1080 high details, 8x AA, 16x AF) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 241.98 fps | 302.32 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 240.93 fps | 301.01 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 107.88 fps | 134.78 % |
| AMD FX-8120 3.1 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 106.64 fps | 133.23 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 98.06 fps | 122.51 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 88.25 fps | 110.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 87.93 fps | 109.86 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 90.76 fps | 113.39 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 87.18 fps | 108.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 87.10 fps | 108.82 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 86.66 fps | 108.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 85.58 fps | 106.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 82.86 fps | 103.52 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 82.51 fps | 103.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 80.46 fps | 100.52 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 80.27 fps | 100.29 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 80.17 fps | 100.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 80.12 fps | 100.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 80.04 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 61.23 fps | 76.50 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 26.09 fps | 32.60 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 10.24 fps | 12.79 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 7.46 fps | 9.32 % |
| more is better | ||
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Power consumption
Hereby we take the power consumption under load as well as idle. To generate a load situation we use SiSoft Sandra's Burn-In Module and measure the whole systems power consumption. The values we take when the System just booted into Windows and the load drops.
| Idle | Consumption | Percent |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 12 Watt | 9.23 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 20 Watt | 15.38 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 45 Watt | 34.62 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 46 Watt | 35.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 47 Watt | 36.15 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 73 Watt | 56.15 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 74 Watt | 56.82 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 74 Watt | 56.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 76 Watt | 58.46 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 76 Watt | 58.46 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 81 Watt | 62.31 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 85 Watt | 65.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 86 Watt | 66.15 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 91 Watt | 70.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 106 Watt | 81.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 126 Watt | 96.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 128 Watt | 98.46 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 130 Watt | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 132 Watt | 101.53 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 134 Watt | 103.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 136 Watt | 104.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 140 Watt | 107.69 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 149 Watt | 114.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 172 Watt | 132.31 % |
| less is better | ||
| Load | Consumption | Percent |
| Intel Core i5-2410M | 81 Watt | 40.30 % |
| Intel Core i7-2630QM | 116 Watt | 57.71 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 119 Watt | 59.20 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (Intel Graphics HD3000) | 133 Watt | 66.17 % |
| Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 135 Watt | 67.16 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 150 Watt | 74.63 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 146 Watt | 72.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40 GHz DDR3-2133 (GTX 285) | 154 Watt | 76.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 155 Watt | 77.11 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (HD 6550D) | 167 Watt | 83.08 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 179 Watt | 89.05 % |
| AMD A8 3850 2.90 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 181 Watt | 90.05 % |
| Intel Core i7 875 K 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 196 Watt | 97.51 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 (GTX 285) | 198 Watt | 98.51 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 201 Watt | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 206 Watt | 102.49 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 211 Watt | 104.98 % |
| AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 214 Watt | 106.47 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 216 Watt | 107.46 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 220 Watt | 109.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 3930K 3.20 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 243 Watt | 120.90 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 248 Watt | 123.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 990 X 3.46 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 285) | 254 Watt | 126.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 3960X 3.30 GHz DDR3-1600 (GTX 580) | 311 Watt | 154.73 % |
| less is better | ||
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Conclusion
With Sandy Bridge E, Intel presents an entirely new platform in the high-end desktop segment, whereas the new CPUs need to be placed in the Socket LGA 2011 and not in the Socket LGA 1366 like it was with X58. In short Intel has made the same architectural changes like they've already done with Sandy Bridge but this time they did it for their high-end desktop CPUs. The difference between Sandy Bridge E and Sandy Bridge is that the E-models get more of everthing: they get more cores, more threads, more cache and a wider quad channel memory interface. They even get 40 PCI-Express lanes.
Once more
it is astonishing: the new Core i7-3960X is able to outperorm any other CPU and
claim the first rank in all the benchmarks we made it run through. The Core
i7-3930K only had to take a beating in two benchmarks. There was SuperPi 32m
where the Core i7-2600K was faster and there was WinRAR where the AMD FX-8150
was able to score better. Intel once more succeeded in creating a CPU that put
desktop performance to higher level.
But as always when a CPU is really fast it's also really expensive. Therefore
the extreme version, the Core i7-3960X, also comes with an extreme price tag of
999 US-Dollar. But interestingly the Core i7-3930K comes with a very attractive
price of 555 US-Dollar. Although this isn't cheap it fills a gap which a lot of
desktop enthusiasts are willing to spend their money.
An other downside of these powerful CPUs is the power they draw. When we
equipped our test system with Intels flagship CPU Core i7-3960X we almost
couldn't believe how much power it needed to operate. In this case we can only
say that a user who is going to spend 999 US-Dollar on a CPU wont care about the
electricity bill. With the Core i7-3930K things look a bit better but it still
need a lot of power to run, which means that Intels Core i7-2600K CPUs are way
more energy efficient.
Compared to Intels X58
platform using socket LGA 1366 CPUs the new Sandy Brdige E processors mounted on
an X79 chipst with socket LGA 2011 really is an upgrade, performance wise. If
you should be looking for maximum performance and you're willing to buy a quad
channel memory kit, then this platform is the right way to go. Users who demand
for maximum energy efficiency are better off with an LGA 1155 setup.
Author : Marc Büchel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch
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