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Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i7 3970X
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street for the Intel Core i7 3970X
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Overall | Out of 10 | |
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz |
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| Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz |
| Cores | Hexa core |
| Socket type | LGA 2011 |
| Is unlocked | Yes |
features
| Has a NX bit | Yes |
|---|---|
| Supports trusted computing | No |
| Has virtualization support | Yes |
| Instruction set extensions |
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| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes |
integrated graphics
| GPU | None |
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bus
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Number of links | 1 |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s |
details
| Architecture | x86-64 |
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| Threads | 12 threads |
| L2 cache | 2 MB |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core |
| L3 cache | 15 MB |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm |
| Max CPUs | 1 |
| Clock multiplier | 35 |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.8°C |
overclocking
| Overclock popularity | 28 |
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| Overclock review score | 0.2 |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.57 GHz |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.44 GHz |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 7,133.8 |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.57 GHz |
power consumption
| TDP | 150W |
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| Annual home energy cost | 36.13 $/year |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 131.4 $/year |
| Performance per watt | 8.17 pt/W |
| Typical power consumption | 121.88W |
memory controller
| Memory controller | Built-in |
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| Memory type |
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| Channels | Quad Channel |
| Supports ECC | No |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 65,996.8 MB |
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