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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i5-750
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Lynnfield
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 22.9 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 20 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 95 W 36.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 45 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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i5-750
Overall Score 48362 0 % 35776 26 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 14 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 1638 70.1 %
Single Thread Score 1847.4 0 % 1233.5 33.2 %
Encrypting Data 2674.6 MB/s 28.7 % 3752.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 145.1 MB/s 0 % 43 MB/s 70.3 %
String objects sorting 21359.2 thousand/s 0 % 6254.8 thousand/s 70.7 %
Prime numbers generation 40 millions/s 0 % 23.9 millions/s 40.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31824 millions/s 0 % 10104.2 millions/s 68.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12698 millions/s 0 % 6196 millions/s 51.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i5-750.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i5-750
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 61.0 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 97.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 122.0 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 152.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 38 %

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 i5-750
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.9 FPS 113.6 FPS
High settings 217.4 FPS 181.7 FPS
Medium settings 271.7 FPS 227.2 FPS
Low settings 339.7 FPS 284.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.4 %
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