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Intel Core i7-4960X vs Intel Core i3-11100. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Core i7-4960X
Intel Core i7-4960X
Released
Q2/2021
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-11100
Intel Core i3-11100

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4960X or Intel Core i3-11100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-4960X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    598 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    421 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    290 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    708 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    508 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    337 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    157 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    393 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    217 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.5 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-11100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    832 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
Intel Core i3-11100 Intel Core i3-11100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 11
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000X left arrow Intel Core i 11000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i7-4960X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Core i3-11100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Core i7-4960X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    15.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge E left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Core i3-11100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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