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.
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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: 34.18

Overall Rank:
1240th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1631st fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
387th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $249.88 USD (2024-05-24)

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 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of July 2024.
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,541

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		34.18
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,541
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,446 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,926 (-18.9%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3970X		6,771 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		10,321 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		10,165 (+19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,099 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,405 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		8,209 (-3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i7-3970X		28,505 (+233.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i7-3970X		27,138 (+217.7%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,839 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3970X		9,602 (+12.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		1,949

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