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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i5-3450S
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 20 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 12.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 65 W 56.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i5-3450S
Overall Score 48362 0 % 41010 15.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 6.7 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 2829 48.3 %
Single Thread Score 1827.1 2.5 % 1874.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 2712.2 MB/s 0 % 1095.9 MB/s 59.6 %
Compressing Data 144.2 MB/s 0 % 66 MB/s 54.2 %
String objects sorting 21423.6 thousand/s 0 % 8752.5 thousand/s 59.1 %
Prime numbers generation 39.8 millions/s 0 % 27.8 millions/s 30.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31984.5 millions/s 0 % 13727.7 millions/s 57.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12800 millions/s 0 % 10167.7 millions/s 20.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i5-3450S.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i5-3450S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 76.6 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 122.5 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 153.1 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 191.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.2 %

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 i5-3450S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 122.9 FPS
High settings 217.3 FPS 196.6 FPS
Medium settings 271.6 FPS 245.8 FPS
Low settings 339.5 FPS 307.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.5 %
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