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Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i7 970
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 970
![]() | 8.0 | |
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![]() | 8.0 | |
![]() | 9.5 | |
Overall | 8.6 Out of 10 |
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary
Clock speed | 3.2 GHz |
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Turbo clock speed | 3.46 GHz |
Cores | Hexa core |
Socket type | LGA 1366 |
Is unlocked | No |
features
Has a NX bit | Yes |
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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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Label | None |
Latest DirectX | None |
Number of displays supported | None |
GPU clock speed | None |
Turbo clock speed | None |
3DMark06 | None |
memory controller
Memory controller | Built-in |
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Memory type |
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Channels | Triple Channel |
Supports ECC | No |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s |
Maximum memory size | 24,576 MB |
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 | 12 MB |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core |
Manufacture process | 32 nm |
Transistor count | 1,170,000,000 |
Max CPUs | 1 |
Clock multiplier | 24 |
Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.38V |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.9°C |
overclocking
Overclock popularity | 70 |
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Overclock review score | 5 |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.44 GHz |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.56 GHz |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 4,185.5 |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.44 GHz |
power consumption
TDP | 130W |
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Annual home energy cost | 50.09 $/year |
Annual commercial energy cost | 144.8 $/year |
Performance per watt | 4.13 pt/W |
Idle power consumption | 80.4W |
Peak power consumption | 165.3W |
Typical power consumption | 144.07W |
bus
Architecture | QPI |
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Number of links | 1 |
Data rate | 19,200 MB/s |
Transfer rate | 4,800 MT/s |
Clock speed | 2,400 MHz |

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