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Intel logo Core i7-10700
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-10700 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q2 2020 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Comet Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.9 GHz 17.1 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.8 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 16.7 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 56.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-10700 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 57114 0 % 48362 15.3 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 28 % 63.2 %
Benchmark Score 10640 0 % 5470 48.6 %
Single Thread Score 2891.5 0 % 1823.4 36.9 %
Encrypting Data 5601.4 MB/s 0 % 2706.8 MB/s 51.7 %
Compressing Data 250.5 MB/s 0 % 144.8 MB/s 42.2 %
String objects sorting 31821.1 thousand/s 0 % 21638 thousand/s 32 %
Prime numbers generation 47.9 millions/s 0 % 40 millions/s 16.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 62788.6 millions/s 0 % 31952.4 millions/s 49.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 38778.8 millions/s 0 % 12621.5 millions/s 67.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-10700, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-10700 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 124.3 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 198.9 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 248.7 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 310.8 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.9 %

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 i7-10700 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 151.2 FPS 135.8 FPS
High settings 241.9 FPS 217.3 FPS
Medium settings 302.4 FPS 271.6 FPS
Low settings 378.0 FPS 339.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.2 %
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