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Intel Core i7-3970X vs AMD E2-1800
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-3970X
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
AMD E2-1800
17 %
2C / 2T · 1.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3970X
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
AMD E2-1800
5 %
2C / 2T · 1.70 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3970X
100 %
6C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
AMD E2-1800
5 %
2C / 2T · 1.70 GHz
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
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FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | AMD E (23) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000X (4) | AMD E1/E2-1000 (3) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge E | Zacate (Bobcat) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | BGA 413 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.50 GHz | 1.70 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 15.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | AMD Radeon HD 7340 |
| GPU frequency | 0.54 - 0.70 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 1 / 80 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB | |
| Technology | 40 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (10.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | |
| Memory channels | 4 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 40 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 20.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 150 W | 18 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3970X | AMD E2-1800 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Unknown |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q4/2012 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | 820 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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