Turion 64 MK-36 vs i7-3960X
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-3960X outperforms Turion 64 MK-36 by a whopping 2395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1319 | 3390 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.42 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 3.89 | 0.65 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013) | Richmond |
| Release date | 14 November 2011 (13 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $861 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 15 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3960X and Turion 64 MK-36.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.24 | 0.21 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 31 Watt |
i7-3960X has a 2395.2% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 MK-36, on the other hand, has 319.4% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-3960X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-3960X is a desktop processor while Turion 64 MK-36 is a notebook one.
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