General information | Core i7-3970X | Core i7-4790K |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q1 2012 | Q2 2014 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA2011 | LGA1150 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core i7 |
Core Family Name | Sandy Bridge-E | Haswell Refresh |
Clock | 3.5 GHz 12.5 % | 4 GHz 0 % |
Turbo Clock | 4 GHz 9.1 % | 4.4 GHz 0 % |
Cores | 6 0 % | 4 33.3 % |
Threads | 12 0 % | 8 33.3 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 W 0 % | 88 W 41.3 % |
Lithography | 32 nm 0 % | 22 nm 31.3 % |
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 i7-4790K |
Overall Score | 48480 0 % | 47907 1.2 % |
Future Proof | 28 % 33.3 % | 42 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 5524 0 % | 5267 4.7 % |
Single Thread Score | 1849.2 25.3 % | 2473.9 0 % |
Encrypting Data | 2669.2 MB/s 0 % | 2236.2 MB/s 16.2 % |
Compressing Data | 142.8 MB/s 0 % | 119.2 MB/s 16.5 % |
String objects sorting | 21337.8 thousand/s 0 % | 16532.9 thousand/s 22.5 % |
Prime numbers generation | 40.3 millions/s 0 % | 34.3 millions/s 14.9 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 32016.7 millions/s 0 % | 29076.9 millions/s 9.2 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 12863.7 millions/s 11.5 % | 14529.6 millions/s 0 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i7-4790K.
Average frames per second | Core i7-3970X | Core i7-4790K |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 98.2 FPS | 96.6 FPS |
High settings | 157.2 FPS | 154.6 FPS |
Medium settings | 196.5 FPS | 193.2 FPS |
Low settings | 245.6 FPS | 241.5 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 1.7 % |
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 i7-4790K |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 135.7 FPS | 134.7 FPS |
High settings | 217.2 FPS | 215.6 FPS |
Medium settings | 271.5 FPS | 269.5 FPS |
Low settings | 339.3 FPS | 336.8 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 0.7 % |