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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i5-4460S
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 15 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 65 W 56.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i5-4460S
Overall Score 48362 0 % 41518 14.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 33.3 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 2971 45.7 %
Single Thread Score 1845.5 0.5 % 1854.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 2706.8 MB/s 0 % 1122.1 MB/s 58.5 %
Compressing Data 144.4 MB/s 0 % 63.6 MB/s 55.9 %
String objects sorting 21616.6 thousand/s 0 % 8916.5 thousand/s 58.8 %
Prime numbers generation 40.2 millions/s 0 % 28.2 millions/s 29.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32113 millions/s 0 % 13676.6 millions/s 57.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12749 millions/s 0 % 10225.3 millions/s 19.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i5-4460S.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i5-4460S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 78.0 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 124.8 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 156.0 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 195.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

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 Core i5-4460S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 123.7 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 197.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.4 FPS 247.4 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 309.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.8 %
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