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Intel logo Core i7-3970X
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General information Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-4617
Launched Q1 2012 Q1 2014
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
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 % 130 W 13.3 %
Performance Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-4617
Overall Score 48362 0 % 44921 7.1 %
Future Proof 28 % 30 % 40 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5470 0 % 4072 25.6 %
Single Thread Score 1823.4 0 % 1552 14.9 %
Encrypting Data 2706.8 MB/s 71.1 % 9381.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 144.8 MB/s 0 % 139.2 MB/s 3.9 %
String objects sorting 21638 thousand/s 0 % 16584.2 thousand/s 23.4 %
Prime numbers generation 40 millions/s 37 % 63.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31952.4 millions/s 24.3 % 42217.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12621.5 millions/s 46.4 % 23541.3 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3970X, Xeon E5-4617.

Average frames per second Core i7-3970X Xeon E5-4617
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.3 FPS 88.1 FPS
High settings 157.3 FPS 140.9 FPS
Medium settings 196.7 FPS 176.2 FPS
Low settings 245.9 FPS 220.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.4 %

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 Xeon E5-4617
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.8 FPS 129.7 FPS
High settings 217.3 FPS 207.6 FPS
Medium settings 271.6 FPS 259.5 FPS
Low settings 339.5 FPS 324.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.5 %
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