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Intel Core i7-3970X vs AMD E-450

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-3970X
Rank 2 - 16 %
AMD E-450
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-3970X
Rank 2 - 5 %
AMD E-450
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
742
AMD E-450
AMD E-450 17 %
2C / 2T · 1.65 GHz
124
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
3,512
AMD E-450
AMD E-450 6 %
2C / 2T · 1.65 GHz
217
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
812
AMD E-450
AMD E-450 15 %
2C / 2T · 1.65 GHz
122
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
4,981
AMD E-450
AMD E-450 4 %
2C / 2T · 1.65 GHz
220
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
2,623
AMD E-450
AMD E-450 5 %
2C / 2T · 1.65 GHz
121

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
FamilyIntel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)AMD E (23)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000X (4)AMD E/E1/E2-1000 (5)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge EZacate (Bobcat)
Technology32 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 2011BGA 413
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 122 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 6x 2x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 1.65 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.00 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.00 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache15.00 MB1.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
GPU nameno iGPUAMD Radeon HD 6320
GPU frequency0.51 GHz
CUs / Shader / 1 / 80
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory1 GB
Technology40 nm
Release dateQ4/2010

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
MemoryDDR3-1600 (51.2 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (10.7 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB8 GB
Memory channels41
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth20.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
TDP150 W18 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Core i7-3970XAMD E-450
Chip designMonolithicUnknown
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ4/2012Q3/2011
Release price820 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

Your rating

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Intel Core i7-3970X
Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 3.50 - 4.00 GHz
AMD E-450
AMD E-450
2C / 2T · 1.65 GHz

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