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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i5-9400T
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Coffee Lake Refresh
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 1.8 GHz 48.6 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 15 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 6 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 35 W 76.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i5-9400T
Overall Score 48480 0 % 48388 0.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 61.1 % 72 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5524 0 % 5482 0.8 %
Single Thread Score 1849.2 12.4 % 2110.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2669.2 MB/s 0 % 2657.2 MB/s 0.5 %
Compressing Data 142.8 MB/s 0 % 112.6 MB/s 21.1 %
String objects sorting 21337.8 thousand/s 0 % 14817.8 thousand/s 30.6 %
Prime numbers generation 40.3 millions/s 0 % 39.7 millions/s 1.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32016.7 millions/s 0 % 22124.1 millions/s 30.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12863.7 millions/s 32 % 18910.1 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 i5-9400T.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i5-9400T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.2 FPS 98.0 FPS
High settings 157.2 FPS 156.8 FPS
Medium settings 196.5 FPS 195.9 FPS
Low settings 245.6 FPS 244.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %

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 i5-9400T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 135.5 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 216.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 271.1 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 338.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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