3930k vs 3770k (Quadcore vs SEXcore)

[thegamezbeplayed]

I was thinking maybe we could make a compiled list of benchmarks and data that can show the differences between these 2 CPU's. I have picked 2 unlocked CPU's for a reason, if you can find any good overclock results post them here as well. Dont focus too much on games, I am more concerned for applications that compile, render, and do encoding. ex: visual studios, 3ds max. Whatever you can find that is popular among workstations.

[Gmac]

This is the 3960X which is much different then the 3930K. These are from Tomshardware all credit to them and the authors Patrick Schmid, Achim Roos

[thegamezbeplayed]

how is the 3960x much different?

[JustDenDimi]

The Six-core cpu is more intended for things like encoding, 3D rendering, etc... (aka, where it benefits form multiple cores)

For gaming a quad-core is more than enough. ^^

[Blankie440]

Here's some specs if you want to check it out :http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116491&Tpk=3960x

It is a step up from the 3930k sporting 15MB of L3 cache as well as a 100MHz higher stock clock. Though this is nice there is one other that is a step higher than the 3960x and it's only $10 more on newegg currently. Check out the 3970x here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116877

Boasting a 300MHz higher stock clock than the 3930k(200MHz higher within turbo mode[4.0GHz compared to 3.8GHz]) and keeping the 15MB of L3 cache it is the current top dog of the processor market. It also utilizes 20W of power more than the 3960x and the 3930k. If you're looking to drop some serious coin on a processor, this would be a great one to look at. Though the higher you go in price the less performance per dollar you get. Completely up to you.

[thegamezbeplayed]

The Six-core cpu is more intended for things like encoding, 3D rendering, etc... (aka, where it benefits form multiple cores)

For gaming a quad-core is more than enough. ^^

ik... thus why i am asking for rendering and compiling benchmarks

[thegamezbeplayed]

How much of a difference does 100mhz more / 200mhz more and 15 mb of cache make

[xeks]

Cpu intensive applications always do better with more cores, don't really need graphs for that.

[Gmac]

This is the 3960X which is much different then the 3930K. These are from Tomshardware all credit to them and the authors Patrick Schmid, Achim Roos

Oops i meant there isn't much different from the 3960X to the 3930K. I think the only thing different about them is the X has a 100-200 MHz higher stock clock speed.

Nice catch thegamezbeplayed i very much missed that.

[Guest]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=552

El thread answered..

[deafboy]

For the stuff you listed, a 3930k/3960x/3970x would beat a 3770k by a worthwhile (IMO) amount...

Everything else, they are pretty much equal going back and forth on various benchmarks/games/programs/etc.

[christoi]

how is the 3960x much different?

Not much, really. It's a premium-type higher binned chip, which theoretically is slightly better on average than the 3930k in terms of overclocking. I wouldn't bother with it though, the performance difference (even when overclocked) is minimal and it's determinately not worth the extra costs.

Relevant article:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3930k-3820-test-benchmark,3090.html

[thegamezbeplayed]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=552

El thread answered..

looks liket he quadcore is better.

[thegamezbeplayed]

Cpu intensive applications always do better with more cores, don't really need graphs for that.

youd think so but the data says otherwise

[thegamezbeplayed]

This is the 3960X which is much different then the 3930K. These are from Tomshardware all credit to them and the authors Patrick Schmid, Achim Roos

i was thinking you knew something about the x that i didnt know. lol

[mvitkun]

the quad core seems better because ivy bridge,3770K,had higher IPC's than sandybridge,3930K/3960X.

see the single threaded performance in cinebench on the anandtech benchmark linked above.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=552

I'd personally wait for the lga 2011 ivy bridge cores to release for that little extra bump in performance.should be sometime Q2-Q3 this year

[Guest]

There is no real point in going for a 2011 hex-core chip for a gaming system. a quad core 3570/3770 is more than capable to run todays games. However if you're doing heavy video rendering and when I say heavy I don't mean a 20 minute video for YouTube of your CoD gameplay, I mean 1080P 60 or higher for at least an half an hour that's originally raw and uncompressed. Other legitimate reasons are for things like game development, web hosting, host virtualization, audio recording and editing ect.

Also one thing I've noticed with a lot of 2011 builds that people think they're going to get is they go and get a 3930K or an i7 extreme and then let their system down with low quality drives, cooling ect - they're called extreme processors for a reason - they're top of the line and when a system is being designed they should be treated with respect and that means a decent budget of at least $3k.