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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon E5620
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2010
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 E5620
Overall Score 48376 0 % 38810 19.8 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 18 % 35.7 %
Benchmark Score 5477 0 % 2269 58.6 %
Single Thread Score 1825.6 0 % 1078.3 40.9 %
Encrypting Data 2702.5 MB/s 0 % 1313.2 MB/s 51.4 %
Compressing Data 142.8 MB/s 0 % 55.4 MB/s 61.2 %
String objects sorting 21433.4 thousand/s 0 % 7657.8 thousand/s 64.3 %
Prime numbers generation 40.1 millions/s 0 % 23.2 millions/s 42.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32290.6 millions/s 0 % 13679 millions/s 57.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12604.7 millions/s 0 % 5813.4 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 E5620.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon E5620
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.4 FPS 69.9 FPS
High settings 157.4 FPS 111.9 FPS
Medium settings 196.8 FPS 139.9 FPS
Low settings 246.0 FPS 174.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.9 %

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 E5620
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 118.9 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 190.2 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 237.8 FPS
Low settings 339.4 FPS 297.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.4 %
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