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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: 49.07

Overall Rank:
1492nd fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
1883rd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
463rd fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $175.00 USD (2025-03-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
8588
Single Thread Rating
1857

Samples: 355*
*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 Math32,755 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,727 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,389 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,713 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression146,365 KBytes/Sec
Physics731 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,157 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,857 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,652
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,295
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
8,588
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
236.08
Intel Core i5-12400F
196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
162.57
Intel Core i9-13900K
152.34
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
131.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
49.07
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
1,857
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2695870 - Jun 14 2025
8351
BL2515627 - Mar 29 2025
8995
BL2509842 - Mar 26 2025
9709
BL2509801 - Mar 26 2025
9542
BL2437438 - Feb 24 2025 [Overclocked]
9932
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
8,588
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
6,480 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,834 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
7,116 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
7,052 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
6,505 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
10,639 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
10,131 (+18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,745 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,739 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,628 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,396 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X
9,226 (+7.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
1,681