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Intel logo Core i5-8500
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i5-8500 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q1 2018 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3 GHz 14.3 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 2.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 6 50 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 56.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-8500 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 49874 0 % 48362 3 %
Future Proof 63 % 0 % 28 % 55.6 %
Benchmark Score 6187 0 % 5470 11.6 %
Single Thread Score 2467.4 0 % 1838.2 25.5 %
Encrypting Data 2986.8 MB/s 0 % 2682.6 MB/s 10.2 %
Compressing Data 132.1 MB/s 8.1 % 143.7 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 16416.6 thousand/s 22.8 % 21252 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 36.2 millions/s 9.4 % 39.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26945.9 millions/s 16.8 % 32369.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22567 millions/s 0 % 12851 millions/s 43.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8500, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i5-8500 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.8 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 164.5 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 205.6 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 257.0 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.3 %

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 i5-8500 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.4 FPS 135.8 FPS
High settings 221.5 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 276.9 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 346.1 FPS 339.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.9 %
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