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Intel logo Core i7-6900K
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-6900K Core i7-3970X
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.2 GHz 8.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 6.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6900K Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 55285 0 % 48362 12.5 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 28 % 47.2 %
Benchmark Score 9342 0 % 5470 41.4 %
Single Thread Score 2324 0 % 1845.5 20.6 %
Encrypting Data 4072.2 MB/s 0 % 2706.8 MB/s 33.5 %
Compressing Data 219.3 MB/s 0 % 144.4 MB/s 34.2 %
String objects sorting 28646.3 thousand/s 0 % 21616.6 thousand/s 24.5 %
Prime numbers generation 64 millions/s 0 % 40.2 millions/s 37.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51062.8 millions/s 0 % 32113 millions/s 37.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33190.3 millions/s 0 % 12749 millions/s 61.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.9 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 190.3 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 237.8 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 297.3 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.3 %

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 i7-6900K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.9 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 295.8 FPS 271.4 FPS
Low settings 369.8 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.2 %
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