CPUDesktopReleased Sep 10, 2013

Intel Core i7-4960X Processor Extreme Edition

6C/12T · 4.0 GHz · 130 W

The Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition is the flagship of the Ivy Bridge-E lineup, launched in September 2013 for the LGA 2011 socket and X79 chipset. It keeps six cores like the Sandy Bridge-E Core i7-3970X it replaced, but moves to 22 nm and lowers the TDP from 150 W to 130 W while adding official PCIe 3.0 support. It has an unlocked multiplier and no integrated graphics.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i7-4960X Processor Extreme Edition
Segment
Desktop
Generation
Core i7 (Ivy Bridge-E)
Codename
Ivy Bridge-E
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Ivy Bridge E
Release date
Sep 10, 2013
Price
$999Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
6 cores / 12 threads
Base clock
3.60 GHz
Boost clock
4.00 GHz
TDP (design W)
130 W
Unlocked
✓ Yes
L2 cache
1.5 MB
L3 cache
15 MB
Technology (nm)
22 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA2011
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
DDR3-1866
4-channel
Memory size
Up to 64 GB
ECC memory
✕ No
PCIe
PCIe 3.0, 40 lanes

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Microsoft's supported processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 start at 8th Gen Intel Core (plus select Core X-series 7000X models), so this processor is not supported; Windows 10 is. Microsoft has not published a separate processor list for Windows 11 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions and ChromeOS Flex are supported. macOS is not supported.

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