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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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Intel logo Core i7-2600

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General information Core i7-3970X Core i7-2600
Launched Q1 2012 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 95 W 36.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i7-2600
Overall Score 48480 0 % 43215 10.9 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 21 % 25 %
Benchmark Score 5524 0 % 3488 36.9 %
Single Thread Score 1849.2 0 % 1729.6 6.5 %
Encrypting Data 2669.2 MB/s 0 % 1584.6 MB/s 40.6 %
Compressing Data 142.8 MB/s 0 % 88.7 MB/s 37.9 %
String objects sorting 21337.8 thousand/s 0 % 13168.2 thousand/s 38.3 %
Prime numbers generation 40.3 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 40.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32016.7 millions/s 0 % 20699.1 millions/s 35.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12863.7 millions/s 0 % 7708 millions/s 40.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.2 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 157.2 FPS 132.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.5 FPS 165.3 FPS
Low settings 245.6 FPS 206.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.9 %

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 Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 126.4 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 202.3 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 252.8 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 316.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.9 %
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