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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i7-3960X
Launched Q1 2012 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 2.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 130 W 13.3 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 48480 0 % 48394 0.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 27 % 3.6 %
Benchmark Score 5524 0 % 5485 0.7 %
Single Thread Score 1849.2 0 % 1786.2 3.4 %
Encrypting Data 2669.2 MB/s 0 % 2545.1 MB/s 4.7 %
Compressing Data 142.8 MB/s 0 % 137.3 MB/s 3.9 %
String objects sorting 21337.8 thousand/s 0 % 21047 thousand/s 1.4 %
Prime numbers generation 40.3 millions/s 3.3 % 41.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32016.7 millions/s 2 % 32661.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12863.7 millions/s 0 % 12359.9 millions/s 3.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.2 FPS 98.0 FPS
High settings 157.2 FPS 156.8 FPS
Medium settings 196.5 FPS 196.0 FPS
Low settings 245.6 FPS 245.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %

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 i7-3970X Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 135.5 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 216.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 271.1 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 338.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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