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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

Description:

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: 45.44

Overall Rank: 838

Last Price Change: $184.77 USD (2022-07-30)

Average CPU Mark
rating
8396

Single Thread Rating: 1833
Samples: 340*
*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 Math31,639 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,747 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,683 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression143.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics713 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,905 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,833 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2022
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2022.
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 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,709
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,970
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,190
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,635
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,815
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,457
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,794
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 8,396
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 137.06
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 129.26
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 86.34
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 73.81
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 48.22
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 45.44
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 41.80
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 33.88
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,831
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,570
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
 1,833
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1600937 - Jul 24 2022 [Overclocked]
9842
BL1583436 - Jun 19 2022 [Overclocked]
10226
BL1575342 - Jun 02 2022
8824
BL1513411 - Feb 10 2022
8782
BL1507609 - Feb 01 2022
8835
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz
As of 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
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 8,396
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