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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i3-7300
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.5 GHz 12.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 51 W 66 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i3-7300
Overall Score 48362 0 % 41369 14.5 %
Future Proof 28 % 50.9 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 2929 46.5 %
Single Thread Score 1838.2 23.8 % 2412.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 2682.6 MB/s 0 % 1489 MB/s 44.5 %
Compressing Data 143.7 MB/s 0 % 60.2 MB/s 58.1 %
String objects sorting 21252 thousand/s 0 % 7796.2 thousand/s 63.3 %
Prime numbers generation 39.9 millions/s 0 % 14.9 millions/s 62.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32369.9 millions/s 0 % 13879.8 millions/s 57.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12851 millions/s 0 % 8551.3 millions/s 33.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i3-7300.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 77.6 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 124.1 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 155.1 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 193.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.1 %

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 i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 123.5 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 197.6 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 246.9 FPS
Low settings 339.4 FPS 308.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.1 %
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