General information | Core i7-3970X | FX-4170 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q1 2012 | Q1 2012 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | AMD |
Socket | LGA2011 | AM3+ |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | AMD FX |
Core Family Name | Sandy Bridge-E | Zambezi |
Clock | 3.5 GHz 16.7 % | 4.2 GHz 0 % |
Turbo Clock | 4 GHz 7 % | 4.3 GHz 0 % |
Cores | 6 0 % | 4 33.3 % |
Threads | 12 0 % | 4 66.7 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 W 0 % | 125 W 16.7 % |
Lithography | 32 nm 0 % | 32 nm 0 % |
L1 Cache |
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data |
4 × 16 kB Data
2 × 64 kB Instruction |
L2 Cache |
6 × 256 kB
|
2 × 2 MB
|
L3 Cache |
1 × 15 MB
|
1 × 8 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | No |
Performance | Core i7-3970X | FX-4170 |
Overall Score | 48362 0 % | 37424 22.6 % |
Future Proof | 28 % 0 % | 28 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 5470 0 % | 1962 64.1 % |
Single Thread Score | 1838.2 0 % | 1465.5 20.3 % |
Encrypting Data | 2682.6 MB/s 39.9 % | 4465.2 MB/s 0 % |
Compressing Data | 143.7 MB/s 0 % | 49.6 MB/s 65.5 % |
String objects sorting | 21252 thousand/s 0 % | 6520.5 thousand/s 69.3 % |
Prime numbers generation | 39.9 millions/s 0 % | 18.1 millions/s 54.7 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 32369.9 millions/s 0 % | 10357 millions/s 68 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 12851 millions/s 0 % | 5438.4 millions/s 57.7 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, FX-4170.
Average frames per second | Core i7-3970X | FX-4170 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 98.3 FPS | 65.9 FPS |
High settings | 157.3 FPS | 105.4 FPS |
Medium settings | 196.7 FPS | 131.7 FPS |
Low settings | 245.9 FPS | 164.6 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 33 % |
Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V | Core i7-3970X | FX-4170 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 135.8 FPS | 116.5 FPS |
High settings | 217.2 FPS | 186.4 FPS |
Medium settings | 271.5 FPS | 233.0 FPS |
Low settings | 339.4 FPS | 291.3 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 14.2 % |