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Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3970X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 34.90

Overall Rank:
1379th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
1775th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
429th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $244.02 USD (2024-09-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
8516
Single Thread Rating
1849

Samples: 351*
*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 Math32,411 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,673 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,321 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,694 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression146,098 KBytes/Sec
Physics720 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,092 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,849 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2025.
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,849
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,380
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,558
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,209
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,723
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
8,516
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
217.26
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
196.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.41
Intel Core i9-12900K
140.75
Intel Core i9-13900K
108.98
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.49
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.09
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
34.90
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
1,849
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2389458 - Feb 04 2025 [Overclocked]
9755
BL2308319 - Dec 29 2024 [Overclocked]
11238
BL2243153 - Nov 12 2024
7757
BL2117168 - Jun 05 2024
8708
BL2116537 - Jun 04 2024
8676
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
8,516
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
8,196 (-3.8%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3970X
6,780 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
10,338 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
10,027 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
6,484 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
10,223 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,869 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,382 (+10.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,087 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
8,323 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
6,880 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
6,469 (-24.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,600
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,588
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,012
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
1,663