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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 150 W


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

CPU First Seen on Charts:  Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price:  5.76     

Overall Rank:  589

Last Price Change:  $1,367.90 USD (2021-01-21)

Average CPU Mark
rating
7874

Single Thread Rating: 1772
Cross-Platform Rating: 16,828
Samples: 333*
*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 Math29,027 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,317 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers36 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,552 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression135.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics655 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,431 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,772 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2021.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2021


Not Enought Data to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2021.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of April 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 32,907
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,807
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,514
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,864
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,864
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,872
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,548
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,906
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 7,874
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 6,370
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 670
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of April 2021 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 78.70
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 71.27
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 67.85
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 61.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.68
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 51.05
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 40.66
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 35.99
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 5.76
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of April 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,630
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,088
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,975
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,909
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,785
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 2,733
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,689
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,584
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 2,071
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 1,772
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 744
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1388139 - Mar 28 2021
8408
BL1348288 - Jan 01 2021
8526
BL1344211 - Dec 24 2020
7936
BL1338473 - Dec 13 2020
5199
BL1338286 - Dec 13 2020 [Overclocked]
9676
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
As of 14th of April 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 7,874
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
 6,992
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz
 8,631
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
 6,720
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
 8,168
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
 9,285
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
 5,944
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz
 7,245
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 6,370
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
 6,416
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core
 6,717
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz
 9,811
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
 6,184