Below you can see something done with CPU-Z monitoring software that shows us all the parameters of the Intel i7-3960X CPU:

The Intel Core i7-3960X will be subjected to numerous tests over the course of this review, the test platforms can be read in the following table:

SYNTHETIC
•    3DMark Vantage
•    AIDA64
DATA COMPRESSION AND MULTIMEDIA
•    7zip
•    Winrar
•    Cinebench 11.5 and 10
•    X264 HD Benchmark
•    Hand Brake
•    Fritz Chess
•    Blender
•    POV-Ray
•    Euler 3D
•    SiSoft Sandra

Other specific tests for CPU frequency, memory frequency, 3D scaling with SLI GTX 580, and finally consumption will follow. There will be a page dedicated to testing and overclocking, however, using a x79 Asus Sabertooth.