Core i7-3960X and Core i7-2600K SLI, Triple SLI Performance Analysis
Published by Marc Büchel on 09.01.12Page:
With every new CPU generation it is interesting to see how performance scales with SLI and triple SLI configurations. One can for example see what influence the CPU has on gaming performance. Furhtermore overclockers as well as gamers can see how much of an improvement the new architecture is. In this case we're taking a closer look at gaming performance of Intels latest Sandy Bridge E processors and compare it to Intels performance desktop processors codnamed Sandy Bridge.
Specifications
| i7-3960X | i7-2600K | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge E | Sandy Bridge |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | LGA 1155 |
| Manufacturing | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Transistors | 2.27 Billion | 995 Million |
| Die-size | 435 mm2 | 265 mm2 |
| Clock | 3.30 GHz (Turbo 3.9 GHz) | 3.40 GHz (Turbo 3.8 GHz) |
| Cores / Threads | 6C / 12T | 4C / 8T |
| Turbo | Yes (2.0) | Yes (2.0) |
| Bus Speed | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Memory | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory controller | Quad Channel | Dual Channel |
| QPI | 6.4 GT/s | -- |
| L1 Execution Cache | 32 KByte | 32 KByte |
| L1 Data Cache | 32 KByte | 32 KByte |
| L2 Cache | 256 KByte | 256 KByte |
| L3 Cache | 15 MB shared | 8 MB shared |
| TDP | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
| C1E technology | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel Speed Step | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualisation | Vanderpool | Vanderpool |
| Instruction sets | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES EM64T |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 SSE4.2, AVX, AES EM64T |
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