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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon X5647
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2011
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 20 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 130 W 13.3 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon X5647
Overall Score 48362 0 % 41164 14.9 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 26 % 7.1 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 2871 47.5 %
Single Thread Score 1838.2 0 % 1358.9 26.1 %
Encrypting Data 2682.6 MB/s 0 % 1659.9 MB/s 38.1 %
Compressing Data 143.7 MB/s 0 % 70.1 MB/s 51.2 %
String objects sorting 21252 thousand/s 0 % 9342.7 thousand/s 56 %
Prime numbers generation 39.9 millions/s 0 % 28.1 millions/s 29.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32369.9 millions/s 0 % 16883.2 millions/s 47.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12851 millions/s 0 % 7117.7 millions/s 44.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon X5647.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon X5647
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 77.0 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 123.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 153.9 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 192.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.7 %

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 X5647
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 123.1 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 197.0 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 246.2 FPS
Low settings 339.4 FPS 307.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.3 %
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