Intel X79 Core i7 4960X Review

SiSoft Sandra

In pure calculation terms we can see that the refinements have made a difference, in SiSoft Sandra at least. Despite giving away 150MHz to the i7-3960X the Ivy Bridge-E chip comfortably out-performs it in the MultiMedia testing. In the Arithmetic test the results are closer, but you are getting more performance per MegaHertz with the i7-4960X.

Arithmetic

MultiMedia