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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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Intel logo Core i7-7700T

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General information Core i7-3970X Core i7-7700T
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 35 W 76.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 i7-7700T
Overall Score 48363 0 % 47137 2.5 %
Future Proof 28 % 50.9 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5471 0 % 4937 9.8 %
Single Thread Score 1840 14.2 % 2145.2 0 %
Encrypting Data 2666.5 MB/s 0 % 2661.1 MB/s 0.2 %
Compressing Data 142.4 MB/s 0 % 102.8 MB/s 27.8 %
String objects sorting 21252 thousand/s 0 % 13818.4 thousand/s 35 %
Prime numbers generation 40.4 millions/s 0 % 26.1 millions/s 35.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32273.6 millions/s 0 % 24230.2 millions/s 24.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12787.2 millions/s 15 % 15037.8 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 i7-7700T.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i7-7700T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 94.7 FPS
High settings 157.4 FPS 151.5 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 189.3 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 236.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.7 %

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 i7-7700T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 133.6 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 213.8 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 267.2 FPS
Low settings 339.4 FPS 334.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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