Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition - Intel

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	Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
	General Info
Designer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Model Number	i7-3960X
Part Number	CM8061907184018,; CM8061907184017,; BX80619I73960X
S-Spec	SR0GW, SR0KF; QBU9 (QS), QBE7 (QS)
Market	Desktop
Introduction	November 14, 2011 (announced); November 14, 2011 (launched)
End-of-life	September 26, 2014 (last order); March 6, 2015 (last shipment)
Shop	Amazon
	General Specs
Family	Core i7EE
Series	Core i7-3900
Locked	No
Frequency	3300 MHz
Turbo Frequency	Yes
Turbo Frequency	3900 MHz (1 core),; 3900 MHz (2 cores),; 3800 MHz (3 cores),; 3800 MHz (4 cores),; 3600 MHz (5 cores),; 3600 MHz (6 cores)
Bus type	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s
Clock multiplier	33
CPUID	206D7
	Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture	Sandy Bridge
Platform	6 Series Chipset
Core Name	Sandy Bridge E
Core Stepping	C1, C2
Process	32 nm
Transistors	2,270,000,000
Technology	CMOS
Die	434.72 mm²; 20.9 mm × 20.8 mm
Word Size	64 bit
Cores	6
Threads	12
Max Memory	64 GiB
	Multiprocessing
Max SMP	1-Way (Uniprocessor)
	Electrical
TDP	130 W
OP Temperature	0 °C – 66.8 °C

The Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition was a 64-bit high-end hexa-core microprocessor introduced by Intel in late 2011. The i7-3960X operates at 3.3 GHz with turbo mode of up to 3.9 GHz. Fabricated in 32 nm based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture, this chip supports up to 64 GiB (DDR3) of memory and has a Thermal Design Power of 130 W.

Cache

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Cache Info [Edit Values]
L1I$	192 KiB 196,608 B 0.188 MiB	6x32 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L1D$	192 KiB 196,608 B 0.188 MiB	6x32 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L2$	1,536 KiB 1.5 MiB 1,572,864 B 0.00146 GiB	6x256 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L3$	15 MiB 15,360 KiB 15,728,640 B 0.0146 GiB	20-way set associative (shared)

Graphics

This SoC has no integrated graphics processing unit.

Memory controller

Integrated Memory Controller
Type	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Controllers	1
Channels	4
ECC Support	No
Max bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Max memory	64 GiB

Expansions

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Expansion Options

PCIe

Revision	2.00
Max Lanes	40
Configs	x1, x4, x8

Features

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Supported x86 Extensions & Processor Features

MMX	MMX Extension
SSE	Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2	Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3	Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3	Supplemental SSE3
AVX	Advanced Vector Extensions
AES	AES Encryption Instructions

NX	No-eXecute
HT	Hyper-Threading
TBT 2.0	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
EIST	Enhanced SpeedStep Technology
EPT	Extended Page Tables (SLAT)

Note: VT-d support is only available on the C2 stepping version.

Die shot

6 cores (Note: die contains 2 fused off cores)
2,270,000,000 transistors
20.8 mm x 20.9 mm
434.72 mm²

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base frequency	3,300 MHz (3.3 GHz, 3,300,000 kHz) +
bus rate	5,000 MT/s (5 GT/s, 5,000,000 kT/s) +
bus type	DMI 2.0 +
clock multiplier	33 +
core count	6 +
core name	Sandy Bridge E +
core stepping	C1 + and C2 +
cpuid	206D7 +
designer	Intel +
die area	434.72 mm² (0.674 in², 4.347 cm², 434,720,000 µm²) +
die length	20.9 mm (2.09 cm, 0.823 in, 20,900 µm) +
die width	20.8 mm (2.08 cm, 0.819 in, 20,800 µm) +
family	Core i7EE +
first announced	November 14, 2011 +
first launched	November 14, 2011 +
full page name	intel/core i7ee/i7-3960x +
has advanced vector extensions	true +
has extended page tables support	true +
has feature	Hyper-Threading Technology +, Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 +, Advanced Vector Extensions +, Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set Extension +, Enhanced SpeedStep Technology + and Extended Page Tables +
has intel enhanced speedstep technology	true +
has intel turbo boost technology 2 0	true +
has locked clock multiplier	false +
has second level address translation support	true +
has simultaneous multithreading	true +
has x86 advanced encryption standard instruction set extension	true +
instance of	microprocessor +
l1d$ description	8-way set associative +
l1d$ size	192 KiB (196,608 B, 0.188 MiB) +
l1i$ description	8-way set associative +
l1i$ size	192 KiB (196,608 B, 0.188 MiB) +
l2$ description	8-way set associative +
l2$ size	1.5 MiB (1,536 KiB, 1,572,864 B, 0.00146 GiB) +
l3$ description	20-way set associative +
l3$ size	15 MiB (15,360 KiB, 15,728,640 B, 0.0146 GiB) +
last order	September 26, 2014 +
last shipment	March 6, 2015 +
ldate	November 14, 2011 +
manufacturer	Intel +
market segment	Desktop +
max cpu count	1 +
max memory	65,536 MiB (67,108,864 KiB, 68,719,476,736 B, 64 GiB, 0.0625 TiB) +
max operating temperature	66.8 °C +
max pcie lanes	40 +
microarchitecture	Sandy Bridge +
min operating temperature	0 °C +
model number	i7-3960X +
name	Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition +
part number	CM8061907184018 +, CM8061907184017 + and BX80619I73960X +
platform	6 Series Chipset +
process	32 nm (0.032 μm, 3.2e-5 mm) +
s-spec	SR0GW + and SR0KF +
s-spec (qs)	QBU9 + and QBE7 +
series	Core i7-3900 +
smp max ways	1 +
tdp	130 W (130,000 mW, 0.174 hp, 0.13 kW) +
technology	CMOS +
thread count	12 +
transistor count	2,270,000,000 +
turbo frequency (1 core)	3,900 MHz (3.9 GHz, 3,900,000 kHz) +
turbo frequency (2 cores)	3,900 MHz (3.9 GHz, 3,900,000 kHz) +
turbo frequency (3 cores)	3,800 MHz (3.8 GHz, 3,800,000 kHz) +
turbo frequency (4 cores)	3,800 MHz (3.8 GHz, 3,800,000 kHz) +
turbo frequency (5 cores)	3,600 MHz (3.6 GHz, 3,600,000 kHz) +
turbo frequency (6 cores)	3,600 MHz (3.6 GHz, 3,600,000 kHz) +
word size	64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +

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