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Intel logo Core i7-7700K
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-7700K Core i7-3970X
Launched Q4 2016 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 16.7 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 11.1 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 36.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-7700K Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 49988 0 % 48363 3.3 %
Future Proof 56 % 0 % 28 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 6244 0 % 5471 12.4 %
Single Thread Score 2709.4 0 % 1841.8 32 %
Encrypting Data 3335.7 MB/s 0 % 2671.9 MB/s 19.9 %
Compressing Data 133.7 MB/s 6.2 % 142.5 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 17250.3 thousand/s 20 % 21573.7 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 30.9 millions/s 22.6 % 39.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30415.7 millions/s 5.1 % 32048.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18734.9 millions/s 0 % 12634.3 millions/s 32.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7700K, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-7700K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.2 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 165.0 FPS 157.4 FPS
Medium settings 206.3 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 257.9 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.7 %

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 i7-7700K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.6 FPS 135.8 FPS
High settings 221.8 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 277.2 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 346.5 FPS 339.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.1 %
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