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Intel logo Core i9-11900
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i9-11900 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q2 2021 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Rocket Lake-S Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.5 GHz 28.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 23.1 %
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 × 512 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-11900 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 62050 0 % 48362 22.1 %
Future Proof 82 % 0 % 28 % 65.9 %
Benchmark Score 14824 0 % 5470 63.1 %
Single Thread Score 3406 0 % 1845.5 45.8 %
Encrypting Data 14289.6 MB/s 0 % 2706.8 MB/s 81.1 %
Compressing Data 283.9 MB/s 0 % 144.4 MB/s 49.1 %
String objects sorting 33332.3 thousand/s 0 % 21616.6 thousand/s 35.1 %
Prime numbers generation 64.5 millions/s 0 % 40.2 millions/s 37.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 85830.7 millions/s 0 % 32113 millions/s 62.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 50376.6 millions/s 0 % 12749 millions/s 74.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-11900, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i9-11900 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.0 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 222.4 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 278.0 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 347.5 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.3 %

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 i9-11900 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.8 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 255.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 319.6 FPS 271.4 FPS
Low settings 399.5 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %
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