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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon E5530
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 31.4 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 32.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 80 W 46.7 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon E5530
Overall Score 48362 0 % 36281 25 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 13 % 53.6 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 1733 68.3 %
Single Thread Score 1827.1 0 % 1149 37.1 %
Encrypting Data 2712.2 MB/s 31 % 3928.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 144.2 MB/s 0 % 57.8 MB/s 60 %
String objects sorting 21423.6 thousand/s 0 % 7932.1 thousand/s 63 %
Prime numbers generation 39.8 millions/s 0 % 21.1 millions/s 47.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31984.5 millions/s 0 % 13901.2 millions/s 56.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12800 millions/s 0 % 5902.4 millions/s 53.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon E5530.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon E5530
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 62.5 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 100.0 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 125.0 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 156.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.4 %

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 E5530
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 114.6 FPS
High settings 217.3 FPS 183.3 FPS
Medium settings 271.6 FPS 229.1 FPS
Low settings 339.5 FPS 286.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.6 %
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