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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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Intel logo Core i7-6700

Intel Core i7-3970X logo Intel Core i7-6700 logo
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

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
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 %

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 i7-6700
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 %
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