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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-1603
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 20 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 130 W 13.3 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-1603
Overall Score 48362 0 % 38646 20.1 %
Future Proof 28 % 6.7 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 2230 59.2 %
Single Thread Score 1847.4 0 % 1325 28.3 %
Encrypting Data 2674.6 MB/s 47 % 5047.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 145.1 MB/s 0 % 53.1 MB/s 63.4 %
String objects sorting 21359.2 thousand/s 0 % 7449.1 thousand/s 65.1 %
Prime numbers generation 40 millions/s 0 % 26.7 millions/s 33.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31824 millions/s 0 % 11989.9 millions/s 62.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12698 millions/s 0 % 6010.4 millions/s 52.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon E5-1603.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-1603
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 69.5 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 111.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 139.1 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 173.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.3 %

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 Xeon E5-1603
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.9 FPS 118.7 FPS
High settings 217.4 FPS 189.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.7 FPS 237.4 FPS
Low settings 339.7 FPS 296.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.6 %
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