Intel Core i7 980 vs 3770 |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the 3770
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 980 vs the 3770. | |||||||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 980 vs 3770
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 980 | vs | 3770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 18.55 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 67.45 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.01 pt/W | 7.25 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 62.56W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 4,800 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 980 | vs | 3770 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Transistor count | 1,170,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 25 | 34 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 68.8°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.68 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.5 GHz | 4.32 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.68 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | 5,339.9 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 24,576 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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