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November 2011
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Breathtaking Performance
Ultra High Overclocking
Cool Running
High Efficiency
Bragging Rights
Fastest consumer chip in the world
Sandy Bridge architecture's potential extended
The fastest processor you can buy
Hefty overclocking headroom
Colossal memory bandwidth
Huge performance
Performance in applications
Performance in games
HyperThreading
Turbo mode
Inexpensive
Good heatspreader design
Work great with this Asus P9X79 Deluxe motherboard
Stable
Lightning fast around 50 GB/s of memory bandwidth available
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400mhz Quad channel is the ultimate configuration today
Intel has driven home its advantage with the release of the Core i7-3960X, which is now the fastest desktop processor on the market. As long as an application correctly exploits the six cores at its disposal, there's no competition for this processor a...
Abstract: This should not be a huge surprise, but the Intel Core i7 3960X "Sandy Bridge" Extreme Edition processor is one hell of a fast processor for desktops and workstations. For computationally-intense tests, the i7-3960X is a measurable upgrade over even t...
The Core i7-3960X is a worthy successor to last year's Extreme Edition processors, but the same caveats apply to it as to them. You'll see the greatest benefit in programs that are heavily threaded — computation-heavy spreadsheets, video encoding appl...
As was proven many times throughout this article, Intel has once again delivered the world's fastest desktop processor with its Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition. This of course comes as no surprise, as it's based on what we already knew to be the most ef...
Abstract: In 2011, we expected to see three major events: Intel LGA 1155 in the beginning, AMD Bulldozer in the middle and Intel LGA 2011 closer to the end. The first happened as planned (quad-core processors for LGA 1155 arrived in January, with dual-core model...
The Core i7-3960X is a worthy successor to last year's Extreme Edition processors, but the same caveats apply to it as to them. You'll see the greatest benefit in programs that are heavily threaded: computation-heavy spreadsheets, video encoding appli...
Intel i7 3960X Sandy Bridge-E ProcessorWhen most people think of Sandy Bridge they think of the now famous i7 2600K and i5 2500K as they are priced right and have been shown to be excellent overclockers to boot a big plus with gamers and enthusiasts alike...
Up to 12 threads on six cores, Massive 15MB Intel Smart Cache, Unlocked Multiplier, Turbo Boost 2.0, Improved CPU socket loading mechanism, AES instructions and Disable Security Bit functions, AVX Vector Extensions, 40 lanes of PCI Express 3.0, Robust Software Ecosystem, Intel Enhanced Speedstep Technology, Intel Extreme Memory Profile 1.3 (XMP), Quadchannel DDR3 support,
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Extreme edition processors are aptly named since they are known to deliver unparalleled performance in their segment with an equally unparalleled price. Though the Intel Core i7-3960X may not win the hearts of budget-minded users, the pure bone-crushin...
We have longed for a new series of processors from Intel that would replace the aging X58 chipset and Nehalem combination and the Sandy Bridge-E delivers well on that wish. Even though the architecture is something we are very familiar with- having been...
