Core i7-3970X

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
6	12	3.5 GHz	4.0 GHz

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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X

Specifications

General
Release Date	Nov 1st, 2012
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2011
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Sandy Bridge E

Performance
Cores	6
Threads	12
Base Frequency	3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.0 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	150 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i7-3970X

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

111

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

618

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

700

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

215

FPS

Fortnite

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257 FPS+59%

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Core i7-12700K

247 FPS+52%

$0.84/FPS

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245 FPS+51%

$0.59/FPS

Core i5-12600K

244 FPS+51%

$0.71/FPS

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Core i5-13600KF

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$0.77/FPS

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Core i7-12700KF

247 FPS+52%

$0.74/FPS

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$39

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$125

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Core i5-4590S

4 Cores @ 3 GHz

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Core i5-4590T

4 Cores @ 2 GHz

$60

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Core i7-960

4 Cores @ 3.2 GHz

$132.34

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Celeron G1610

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Core i7-930

4 Cores @ 2.8 GHz

$144.98

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FX-8120

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$78.02

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Core i7-3970X

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My Games With Core i7-3970X

Grand Theft Auto V

Minecraft

League of Legends

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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