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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon X5672
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2011
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1366
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 8.6 %
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 X5672
Overall Score 48362 0 % 42394 12.3 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 26 % 7.1 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 3230 41 %
Single Thread Score 1827.1 0 % 1530.5 16.2 %
Encrypting Data 2712.2 MB/s 0 % 1875 MB/s 30.9 %
Compressing Data 144.2 MB/s 0 % 76 MB/s 47.3 %
String objects sorting 21423.6 thousand/s 0 % 10389.7 thousand/s 51.5 %
Prime numbers generation 39.8 millions/s 0 % 31.8 millions/s 20 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31984.5 millions/s 0 % 18694.2 millions/s 41.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12800 millions/s 0 % 8062.1 millions/s 37 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon X5672.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon X5672
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 80.6 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 129.0 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 161.3 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 201.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 18 %

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 X5672
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 125.3 FPS
High settings 217.3 FPS 200.4 FPS
Medium settings 271.6 FPS 250.5 FPS
Low settings 339.5 FPS 313.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %
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