Compare processors

Intel logo Core i7-9700K
versus
Intel logo Core i7-3970X

Intel Core i7-9700K logo Intel Core i7-3970X logo
General information Core i7-9700K Core i7-3970X
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 2.8 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 18.4 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 36.7 % 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 8 × 1.5 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i7-9700K Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 55307 0 % 48362 12.6 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 28 % 58.8 %
Benchmark Score 9356 0 % 5470 41.5 %
Single Thread Score 2871.3 0 % 1838.2 36 %
Encrypting Data 4597.5 MB/s 0 % 2682.6 MB/s 41.7 %
Compressing Data 206.3 MB/s 0 % 143.7 MB/s 30.4 %
String objects sorting 26227.5 thousand/s 0 % 21252 thousand/s 19 %
Prime numbers generation 52.4 millions/s 0 % 39.9 millions/s 23.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 41347.5 millions/s 0 % 32369.9 millions/s 21.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 35364.5 millions/s 0 % 12851 millions/s 63.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9700K, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-9700K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 119.0 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 190.4 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 238.0 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 297.4 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 i7-9700K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 135.8 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 295.9 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 369.9 FPS 339.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.2 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors