Intel Core i7-2700K vs Intel Core i7-3970X

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Intel Core i7-2700K
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Intel Core i7-3970X
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Intel Core i7-2700K
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Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
Cores 4 6
CPU Threads 8 12
Base Clock Speed 3.5GHz 3.5GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 4GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 95W 150W
Has integrated graphics Yes No
Performance per watt 34.3 116.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
CPU Speed & Cores 4 x 3.5GHz 6 x 3.5GHz
Number of CPU Threads 8 12
L2 Cache Size 1MB 1MB
L3 Cache Size 8MB 15MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 4GHz
L1 Cache Size 256KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.16MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes Yes
L3 Core 2MB/core 2.5MB/core
Clock Multiplier 35 35
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes Yes
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support No No
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has FMA3 Instructions Support No No
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
Geekbench Score 11860 17368
Cinebench 11.5 Score 7.08 No Data Found
SysMark 2012 Score 217 No Data Found
CPU Data Work Score 281 No Data Found
Media Creation Score 196 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.54 No Data Found
Web Dev Score 225 No Data Found
3D Modelling Score 239 No Data Found
Office Productivity Score 183 No Data Found
System Management Score 191 No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 154.3FPS No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 38FPS No Data Found
Handbrake Encoding Score 99.8s No Data Found
Height 37.5mm No Data Found
Width Size 37.5mm No Data Found
General info General info Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 32nm
GPU Base Clock Speed 850MHz Not Known
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 95W 150W
PCI Express Version 2 2
DirectX Version Info 10.1 10.1
Transistor Count 995 million 2270 million
OpenGL Driver Version 3 3
GPU Boost Clock Speed 1350MHz Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 1.1
Total GPU Execution Units 12 Not Known
No. of Supported Displays 2 Not Known
Height 37.5mm 52.5mm
Width Size 37.5mm 45mm
Does it have Integrated Graphics Yes No
3DMark06 Score Not Known No Data Found
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No Data Found
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 1600MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 21GB/s 51.2GB/s
Max Memory Channels 2 4
Supported Memory Size 32GB 64GB
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 5GT/s
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i7-3970X
PassMark Score 5553 12923
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1788 2047
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 3261 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 841 Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 506seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 7177 15030
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 34.3 116.0
Power Consumption Under High Load Not Known No Data Found
Standard Power Consumption Not Known No Data Found

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