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Intel Core i7-4960X vs Intel Core i3-11100. Specifications

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Core i7-4960X
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-4960X has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 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)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    579 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    340 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    336 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    182 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    251 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 130 W

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.

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

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.3 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    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.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Core i3-11100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    130 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Core i3-11100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge E left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    15 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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