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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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Intel logo Xeon 5160

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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon 5160
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA771
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 14.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 2 83.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 80 W 46.7 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon 5160
Overall Score 48384 0 % 28090 41.9 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 11 % 60.7 %
Benchmark Score 5481 0 % 623 88.6 %
Single Thread Score 1846.5 0 % 1135.1 38.5 %
Encrypting Data 2706.1 MB/s 0 % 1420.1 MB/s 47.5 %
Compressing Data 144.3 MB/s 0 % 19.4 MB/s 86.5 %
String objects sorting 21539.7 thousand/s 0 % 2664.3 thousand/s 87.6 %
Prime numbers generation 40.9 millions/s 0 % 5 millions/s 87.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32183 millions/s 0 % 4252.9 millions/s 86.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12752.1 millions/s 0 % 2093.4 millions/s 83.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon 5160.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon 5160
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.4 FPS 39.0 FPS
High settings 157.5 FPS 62.3 FPS
Medium settings 196.8 FPS 77.9 FPS
Low settings 246.0 FPS 97.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 60.4 %

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 Xeon 5160
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 99.9 FPS
High settings 217.1 FPS 159.8 FPS
Medium settings 271.4 FPS 199.7 FPS
Low settings 339.2 FPS 249.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.4 %
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