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Intel logo Core i7-970
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General information Core i7-970 Core i5-2300
Launched Q3 2010 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Gulftown Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 12.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 11.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-970 Core i5-2300
Overall Score 45369 0 % 38561 15 %
Future Proof 20 % 13 % 23 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4237 0 % 2211 47.8 %
Single Thread Score 1474.3 0 % 1431 2.9 %
Encrypting Data 2503.5 MB/s 50.3 % 5033.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 110 MB/s 0 % 55.8 MB/s 49.3 %
String objects sorting 15196.6 thousand/s 0 % 7752.5 thousand/s 49 %
Prime numbers generation 29.2 millions/s 0 % 22 millions/s 24.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 27893.9 millions/s 0 % 12261.9 millions/s 56 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11535 millions/s 0 % 6367.5 millions/s 44.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-970, Core i5-2300.

Average frames per second Core i7-970 Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.4 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 143.1 FPS 110.8 FPS
Medium settings 178.9 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 223.6 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.6 %

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 i7-970 Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 130.5 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 208.8 FPS 189.6 FPS
Medium settings 261.1 FPS 237.0 FPS
Low settings 326.3 FPS 296.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.2 %
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