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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-2420
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1356
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 1.9 GHz 45.7 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 40 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 95 W 36.7 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-2420
Overall Score 48362 0 % 42470 12.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 6.7 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 3253 40.5 %
Single Thread Score 1827.1 0 % 1094.5 40.1 %
Encrypting Data 2712.2 MB/s 0 % 1519.7 MB/s 44 %
Compressing Data 144.2 MB/s 0 % 83.4 MB/s 42.2 %
String objects sorting 21423.6 thousand/s 0 % 12552.1 thousand/s 41.4 %
Prime numbers generation 39.8 millions/s 0 % 28.2 millions/s 29.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31984.5 millions/s 0 % 19532.4 millions/s 38.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12800 millions/s 0 % 7310.6 millions/s 42.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon E5-2420.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-2420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 80.9 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 129.4 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 161.7 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 202.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.8 %

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 E5-2420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 125.4 FPS
High settings 217.3 FPS 200.7 FPS
Medium settings 271.6 FPS 250.8 FPS
Low settings 339.5 FPS 313.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.6 %
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