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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon X3470
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1156
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 10 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 95 W 36.7 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon X3470
Overall Score 48362 0 % 38096 21.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 20 % 28.6 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 2106 61.5 %
Single Thread Score 1845.5 0 % 1404.6 23.9 %
Encrypting Data 2706.8 MB/s 44 % 4834 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 144.4 MB/s 0 % 69.5 MB/s 51.9 %
String objects sorting 21616.6 thousand/s 0 % 9667 thousand/s 55.3 %
Prime numbers generation 40.2 millions/s 0 % 22 millions/s 45.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32113 millions/s 0 % 17420 millions/s 45.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12749 millions/s 0 % 7619.5 millions/s 40.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon X3470.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon X3470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 67.9 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 108.6 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 135.8 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 169.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 31 %

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 X3470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 117.7 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 188.3 FPS
Medium settings 271.4 FPS 235.4 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 294.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.3 %
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