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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i5-760
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2010
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 % 2.8 GHz 20 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 17.5 %
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 i5-760
Overall Score 48362 0 % 36111 25.3 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 20 % 28.6 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 1700 68.9 %
Single Thread Score 1845.5 0 % 1279.4 30.7 %
Encrypting Data 2706.8 MB/s 29.7 % 3847.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 144.4 MB/s 0 % 44.9 MB/s 68.9 %
String objects sorting 21616.6 thousand/s 0 % 6551.6 thousand/s 69.7 %
Prime numbers generation 40.2 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 40.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32113 millions/s 0 % 10897.5 millions/s 66.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12749 millions/s 0 % 6464.3 millions/s 49.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i5-760.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i5-760
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 62.0 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 99.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 124.0 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 155.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 37 %

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 i5-760
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 114.2 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 182.7 FPS
Medium settings 271.4 FPS 228.4 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 285.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.9 %
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