General information | Core i7-6950X | Core i7-3970X |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q2 2016 | Q1 2012 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA2011-v3 | LGA2011 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core i7 Extreme |
Core Family Name | Broadwell-E | Sandy Bridge-E |
Clock | 3 GHz 14.3 % | 3.5 GHz 0 % |
Turbo Clock | 4 GHz 0 % | 4 GHz 0 % |
Cores | 10 0 % | 6 40 % |
Threads | 20 0 % | 12 40 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 140 W 6.7 % | 150 W 0 % |
Lithography | 14 nm 56.3 % | 32 nm 0 % |
L1 Cache |
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data |
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data |
L2 Cache |
10 × 256 kB
|
6 × 256 kB
|
L3 Cache |
1 × 25 MB
|
1 × 15 MB
|
ECC Supported | No | No |
Multithreading Supported | Yes | Yes |
Performance | Core i7-6950X | Core i7-3970X |
Overall Score | 57932 0 % | 48363 16.5 % |
Future Proof | 53 % 0 % | 28 % 47.2 % |
Benchmark Score | 11264 0 % | 5471 51.4 % |
Single Thread Score | 2333 0 % | 1840 21.1 % |
Encrypting Data | 5055.1 MB/s 0 % | 2666.5 MB/s 47.3 % |
Compressing Data | 273.5 MB/s 0 % | 142.4 MB/s 47.9 % |
String objects sorting | 35733.9 thousand/s 0 % | 21252 thousand/s 40.5 % |
Prime numbers generation | 78.9 millions/s 0 % | 40.4 millions/s 48.9 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 63908.2 millions/s 0 % | 32273.6 millions/s 49.5 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 41254.4 millions/s 0 % | 12787.2 millions/s 69 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6950X, Core i7-3970X.
Average frames per second | Core i7-6950X | Core i7-3970X |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 126.8 FPS | 98.3 FPS |
High settings | 202.9 FPS | 157.4 FPS |
Medium settings | 253.6 FPS | 196.7 FPS |
Low settings | 317.0 FPS | 245.9 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 22.4 % |
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 i7-6950X | Core i7-3970X |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 152.6 FPS | 135.8 FPS |
High settings | 244.1 FPS | 217.2 FPS |
Medium settings | 305.2 FPS | 271.5 FPS |
Low settings | 381.4 FPS | 339.4 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 11 % |