Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 150 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3970X CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 38.91

Overall Rank: 1205

Last Price Change: $217.44 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

8461

Single Thread Rating: 1840
Samples: 344*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,716
Thread: 2,067

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	32,113 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,749 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	40 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,445 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,688 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	147,258 KBytes/Sec
Physics	708 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,032 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,840 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,461

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		38.91
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		1,840

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2100754 - May 14 2024 [Overclocked]		10443
BL2051873 - Mar 15 2024		8472
BL2043010 - Mar 06 2024		9619
BL1969818 - Dec 14 2023 [Overclocked]		9665
BL1750582 - Feb 21 2023		8781

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,461
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,767 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		10,325 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,206 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		7,106 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,657 (+14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,098 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,414 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,406 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,067 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,926 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,465 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,809 (+15.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		1,908

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