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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Core i3-4340
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell
Clock 3.5 GHz 2.8 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 54 W 64 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3970X Core i3-4340
Overall Score 48376 0 % 38909 19.6 %
Future Proof 28 % 17.6 % 34 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5477 0 % 2292 58.2 %
Single Thread Score 1825.6 10 % 2028.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 2702.5 MB/s 48.4 % 5238.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 142.8 MB/s 0 % 50.5 MB/s 64.6 %
String objects sorting 21433.4 thousand/s 0 % 7207.9 thousand/s 66.4 %
Prime numbers generation 40.1 millions/s 0 % 15.9 millions/s 60.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32290.6 millions/s 0 % 12211.1 millions/s 62.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12604.7 millions/s 0 % 6109.9 millions/s 51.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Core i3-4340.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Core i3-4340
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.4 FPS 70.2 FPS
High settings 157.4 FPS 112.4 FPS
Medium settings 196.8 FPS 140.5 FPS
Low settings 246.0 FPS 175.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %

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 i3-4340
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 119.0 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 190.5 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 238.1 FPS
Low settings 339.4 FPS 297.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.3 %
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