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Intel logo Core i5-11600
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i5-11600 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q2 2021 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Rocket Lake-S Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.8 GHz 20 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.8 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 16.7 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 56.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 512 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-11600 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 58489 0 % 48362 17.3 %
Future Proof 82 % 0 % 28 % 65.9 %
Benchmark Score 11703 0 % 5470 53.3 %
Single Thread Score 3289 0 % 1821.6 44.6 %
Encrypting Data 11278.3 MB/s 0 % 2701.4 MB/s 76 %
Compressing Data 215.4 MB/s 0 % 144.1 MB/s 33.1 %
String objects sorting 25130.3 thousand/s 0 % 21380.7 thousand/s 14.9 %
Prime numbers generation 56.4 millions/s 0 % 39.7 millions/s 29.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 60846.4 millions/s 0 % 32016.7 millions/s 47.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 35943.6 millions/s 0 % 12749 millions/s 64.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-11600, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i5-11600 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.4 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 205.4 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 256.8 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 321.0 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.4 %

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 i5-11600 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.6 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 245.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 307.1 FPS 271.4 FPS
Low settings 383.9 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.6 %
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