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Intel Core i7-3970X vs Intel Core i7-7Y75

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 87 %
Intel Core i7-3970X
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-7Y75
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-3970X
Rank 2 - 38 %
Intel Core i7-7Y75
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
742
Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,027
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
3,512
Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
1,778
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 i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
786
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 i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
1,640
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
135 cb
Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
127 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 i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
254 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
FamilyIntel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)Intel Core M (16)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000X (4)Intel Core i 7Y (3)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge EKaby Lake Y
Technology32 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 2011BGA 1515
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 122 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 6x 2x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 1.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.00 GHz 2.80 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache15.00 MB4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 615
GPU frequency0.30 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory16 GB
Technology14nm
Release dateQ2/2016

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
MemoryDDR3-1600 (51.2 GB/s)
LPDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB16 GB
Memory channels42
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 403.0 x 10
PCIe Bandwidth20.0 GB/s9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
TDP150 W4.5 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-3970XIntel Core i7-7Y75
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2012Q4/2016
Release price820 $
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 i7-7Y75
Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C / 4T · 1.30 - 3.30 GHz

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