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Intel logo Core i7-5820K
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-5820K Core i7-3970X
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.3 GHz 5.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.6 GHz 10 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 6.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5820K Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 50369 0 % 48480 3.8 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 28 % 34.9 %
Benchmark Score 6437 0 % 5524 14.2 %
Single Thread Score 1992 0 % 1849.2 7.2 %
Encrypting Data 2749 MB/s 0 % 2669.2 MB/s 2.9 %
Compressing Data 145.2 MB/s 0 % 142.8 MB/s 1.7 %
String objects sorting 20807.8 thousand/s 2.5 % 21337.8 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 45.6 millions/s 0 % 40.3 millions/s 11.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 35525.2 millions/s 0 % 32016.7 millions/s 9.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17833 millions/s 0 % 12863.7 millions/s 27.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5820K, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-5820K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.8 FPS 98.2 FPS
High settings 166.2 FPS 157.2 FPS
Medium settings 207.7 FPS 196.5 FPS
Low settings 259.6 FPS 245.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %

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 i7-5820K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.0 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 222.5 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 278.1 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 347.6 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %
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