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Intel Core i7-3970X vs Intel Core i3-10105F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 60 %
Intel Core i7-3970X
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-10105F
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 96 %
Intel Core i7-3970X
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-10105F
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
742
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
1,470
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
3,512
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
4,896
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
812
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
1,160
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
4,981
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
4,501
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
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
2,486
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
135 cb
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
191 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,065 cb
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
912 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
FamilyIntel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000X (4)Intel Core i 10000 (43)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge EComet Lake S
Technology32 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 2011LGA 1200
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 6x 4x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.70 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.00 GHz 4.40 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.00 GHz 4.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache15.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
MemoryDDR3-1600 (51.2 GB/s)
DDR4-2666 (42.7 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB128 GB
Memory channels42
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 403.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth20.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
TDP150 W65 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i3-10105F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2012Q1/2021
Release price820 $107 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-3970X
Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 3.50 - 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-10105F
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C / 8T · 3.70 - 4.40 GHz

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