Intel Core i5-8600 vs Intel Core i7-3970X

What is the difference between Intel Core i5-8600 and Intel Core i7-3970X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1121Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score800
4866Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4807
9903PassMark CPU Mark Rating8262
2585PassMark Single Thread Rating1832
54573DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i5-8600ProcessorIntel Core i7-3970X
3100 MHzFrequency3500 MHz
4300 MHzMaximum Frequency4000 MHz
6Cores6
6Threads12
65 WTDP150 W
Intel UHD Graphics 630GPU
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge E
FCLGA1151PackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1126Single-Core Score816
4875Multi-Core Score4975
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 12.0 (Build 21A5294g)Operating SystemWindows 10 (64-bit)
iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019)ModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
iMac19,1Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95 iMac19,1MotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 DELUXE

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i5-8600NameIntel Core i7-3970X
1 Processor, 6 CoresTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7
3.10 GHzBase Frequency3.60 GHz
Maximum Frequency5870 MHz
PackageSocket 2011 LGA
CodenameSandy Bridge-E
32.0 KB x 3L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 3L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 3L2 Cache256 KB x 6
9.00 MB x 1L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

40.00 GBSize16.00 GB
Frequency961 MHz
2667 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR4TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1126Single-Core Score816
1462Crypto Score865
1035Integer Score792
1266Floating Point Score 860
1462
2.49 GB/sec
AES-XTS865
1.47 GB/sec
1047
5.29 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1023
5.17 MB/sec
1074
50.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression888
42.0 Mpixels/sec
997
2.81 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)832
2.35 MTE/sec
1013
1.19 MElements/sec
HTML5762
894.9 KElements/sec
962
301.5 Krows/sec
SQLite727
227.9 Krows/sec
1095
59.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering779
42.3 Mpixels/sec
999
318.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering772
245.9 KB/sec
1063
8.28 Klines/sec
Clang678
5.28 Klines/sec
1071
12.4 images/sec
Camera722
8.37 images/sec
1037
1.30 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics820
1.03 Mpairs/sec
1316
8151.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics821
5083.9 FPS
1016
55.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur702
38.6 Mpixels/sec
1113
8.57 images/sec
Face Detection831
6.40 images/sec
1065
26.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection854
21.0 Mpixels/sec
2082
102.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1383
67.9 Mpixels/sec
1976
26.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1457
19.9 Mpixels/sec
1460
1.17 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing959
770.0 Kpixels/sec
1042
9.34 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion579
5.18 Kpixels/sec
1160
37.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition899
28.7 Words/sec
1126
43.5 images/sec
Machine Learning563
21.8 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4875Multi-Core Score4975
3194Crypto Score5199
4812Integer Score4883
5290Floating Point Score 5138
3194
5.44 GB/sec
AES-XTS5199
8.86 GB/sec
5013
25.4 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)5787
29.3 MB/sec
5904
279.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression5100
241.3 Mpixels/sec
2306
6.50 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)4199
11.8 MTE/sec
5741
6.74 MElements/sec
HTML54691
5.51 MElements/sec
5418
1.70 Mrows/sec
SQLite5112
1.60 Mrows/sec
5043
273.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering5527
299.9 Mpixels/sec
4155
1.29 MB/sec
Text Rendering4265
1.33 MB/sec
6038
47.0 Klines/sec
Clang5053
39.4 Klines/sec
5146
59.7 images/sec
Camera4458
51.7 images/sec
5593
7.00 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics5226
6.54 Mpairs/sec
7497
46449.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics6147
38085.9 FPS
5964
327.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur4310
236.9 Mpixels/sec
5869
45.2 images/sec
Face Detection5228
40.3 images/sec
4725
116.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection5746
141.6 Mpixels/sec
6727
330.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting7340
360.1 Mpixels/sec
9832
134.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR9236
125.9 Mpixels/sec
9460
7.60 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing6498
5.22 Mpixels/sec
5454
48.9 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3699
33.1 Kpixels/sec
2279
72.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition4206
134.5 Words/sec
1682
65.0 images/sec
Machine Learning2311
89.3 images/sec