General information | Core i7-3970X | Core i7-6700 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q1 2012 | Q3 2015 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | Intel | Intel |
Socket | LGA2011 | LGA1151 |
Series Name | Intel Core i7 Extreme | Intel Core i7 |
Core Family Name | Sandy Bridge-E | Skylake-S |
Clock | 3.5 GHz 0 % | 3.4 GHz 2.9 % |
Turbo Clock | 4 GHz 0 % | 4 GHz 0 % |
Cores | 6 0 % | 4 33.3 % |
Threads | 12 0 % | 8 33.3 % |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 W 0 % | 65 W 56.7 % |
Lithography | 32 nm 0 % | 14 nm 56.3 % |
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 i7-6700 |
Overall Score | 48362 0 % | 47827 1.1 % |
Future Proof | 28 % 42.9 % | 49 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 5470 0 % | 5232 4.4 % |
Single Thread Score | 1823.4 19.7 % | 2271.4 0 % |
Encrypting Data | 2706.8 MB/s 2.7 % | 2782.8 MB/s 0 % |
Compressing Data | 144.8 MB/s 0 % | 112.3 MB/s 22.4 % |
String objects sorting | 21638 thousand/s 0 % | 14662.9 thousand/s 32.2 % |
Prime numbers generation | 40 millions/s 0 % | 27.1 millions/s 32.2 % |
Mathemathic operations (integer) | 31952.4 millions/s 0 % | 25717.7 millions/s 19.5 % |
Mathemathic operations (float) | 12621.5 millions/s 20.6 % | 15894.1 millions/s 0 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i7-6700.
Average frames per second | Core i7-3970X | Core i7-6700 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 98.3 FPS | 96.7 FPS |
High settings | 157.3 FPS | 154.8 FPS |
Medium settings | 196.7 FPS | 193.5 FPS |
Low settings | 245.9 FPS | 241.8 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 1.6 % |
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 i7-6700 |
---|---|---|
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 135.8 FPS | 134.8 FPS |
High settings | 217.3 FPS | 215.8 FPS |
Medium settings | 271.6 FPS | 269.7 FPS |
Low settings | 339.5 FPS | 337.1 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 0.7 % |