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

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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: 123.78

Overall Rank:
1295th fastest in multithreading out of 4854 CPUs
1690th fastest in single threading out of 4854 CPUs
401st fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $69.00 USD (2024-09-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8541

Single Thread Rating

1850

Samples: 350*
*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	32,467 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,707 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,399 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,705 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	146,594 KBytes/Sec
Physics	729 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,102 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,850 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$69.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7070 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7-9700T - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Micro PC, Windows 10 Pro	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC GD70 Intel Core i7-12650H,10 Cores 16 Threads,up to 4.5GHz 32GB DDR4 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD, Triple Screen Display(HDMI/USB-C/DP1.4),Intel UHD Graphics with Mini Computer,5 x USB Ports,WiFi 6E&BT5.2	$391.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG Strix Newest Intel i7 RTX 4070 Gaming Desktop, Intel i7-14700KF, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Wired K&M, Windows 11 Pro, with A-Data 512 External SDD Bundle	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS View i467T R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i7-12700F, 32GB DDR4 3600Mhz, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 10) V35S-B66R-47T-LCS,White	$1599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Reactor i7TS Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i7-14700KF, 32GB 5600MT/s DDR5 RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4070 Ti Super, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11)	$2199.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,096
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,606
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,268
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,166
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,541

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.06
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.23
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		123.78
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		1,850

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2117168 - Jun 05 2024		8708
BL2116537 - Jun 04 2024		8676
BL2114531 - Jun 01 2024		9718
BL2110570 - May 27 2024		8727
BL2107775 - May 23 2024		8625

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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,541
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,729 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,205 (-3.9%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3970X		5,250 (-38.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3970X		4,641 (-45.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		7,059 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,811 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,747 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,495 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,543 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,465 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,399 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,232 (+8.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,115
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,084
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		1,949

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