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Intel Core i7-970 vs Intel Core i7-3770K

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 75 %
Intel Core i7-970
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-3770K
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-970
Rank 2 - 96 %
Intel Core i7-3770K
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
620
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
737
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
2,654
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
2,527
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
582
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
873
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
3,263
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
3,409
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
2,209
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
1,866

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 900 (4)Intel Core i 3000 (31)
ArchitectureGulftownIvy Bridge S
Technology32 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1366LGA 1155
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i7-4770K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 6x 4x
Frequency: 3.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.46 GHz 3.90 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.90 GHz
L2-Cache1.50 MB
L3-Cache12.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.15 GHz
CUs / Shader / 16 / 128
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
MemoryDDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory24 GB32 GB
Memory channels32
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
TDP130 W77 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-970Intel Core i7-3770K
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ3/2010Q2/2012
Release price594 $275 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-970
Intel Core i7-970
6C / 12T · 3.20 - 3.46 GHz
Intel Core i7-3770K
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.50 - 3.90 GHz

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Intel Core i7-970
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