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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i7-4790K
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.5 GHz 12.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 9.1 % 4.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 88 W 41.3 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i7-4790K
Overall Score 48363 0 % 47791 1.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 33.3 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5471 0 % 5217 4.6 %
Single Thread Score 1838.2 25.4 % 2465 0 %
Encrypting Data 2688 MB/s 0 % 2257.5 MB/s 16 %
Compressing Data 143.5 MB/s 0 % 118.7 MB/s 17.3 %
String objects sorting 21273.4 thousand/s 0 % 16676.4 thousand/s 21.6 %
Prime numbers generation 40.4 millions/s 0 % 33.9 millions/s 16 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31791.9 millions/s 0 % 28956 millions/s 8.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12710.8 millions/s 12.6 % 14541.2 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i7-4790K.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 157.4 FPS 154.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 193.3 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 241.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %

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 i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.9 FPS 134.9 FPS
High settings 217.5 FPS 215.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.8 FPS 269.9 FPS
Low settings 339.8 FPS 337.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %
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