C-60 vs i7-3960X Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1142not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7EEAMD C-Series
Power efficiency4.07no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)22 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speedno data1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier33no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1,536 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm40 nm
Die size434.72 mm275 mm2
Number of transistors2270 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3 Single-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6290

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60.

PCIe version2.00no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 November 2011 22 August 2011
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 9 Watt

i7-3960X Extreme Edition has an age advantage of 2 months, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

C-60, on the other hand, has 1344.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition and C-60. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition is a desktop processor while C-60 is a notebook one.


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