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)
| 1121 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 800 |
| 4866 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4807 |
| 9903 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 8262 |
| 2585 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1832 |
| 5457 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-8600 | Processor | Intel Core i7-3970X |
| 3100 MHz | Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 4300 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| FCLGA1151 | Package | FCLGA2011 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1126 | Single-Core Score | 816 |
| 4875 | Multi-Core Score | 4975 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 12.0 (Build 21A5294g) | Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | Model | System manufacturer System Product Name |
| iMac19,1 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95 iMac19,1 | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 DELUXE |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-8600 | Name | Intel Core i7-3970X |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7 |
| 3.10 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 5870 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 2011 LGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge-E | |
| 32.0 KB x 3 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 3 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 3 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 9.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 15.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 40.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| Frequency | 961 MHz | |
| 2667 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1126 | Single-Core Score | 816 |
|---|---|---|
| 1462 | Crypto Score | 865 |
| 1035 | Integer Score | 792 |
| 1266 | Floating Point Score | 860 |
| 1462 2.49 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 865 1.47 GB/sec |
| 1047 5.29 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1023 5.17 MB/sec |
| 1074 50.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 888 42.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 997 2.81 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 832 2.35 MTE/sec |
| 1013 1.19 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 762 894.9 KElements/sec |
| 962 301.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 727 227.9 Krows/sec |
| 1095 59.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 779 42.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 999 318.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 772 245.9 KB/sec |
| 1063 8.28 Klines/sec | Clang | 678 5.28 Klines/sec |
| 1071 12.4 images/sec | Camera | 722 8.37 images/sec |
| 1037 1.30 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 820 1.03 Mpairs/sec |
| 1316 8151.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 821 5083.9 FPS |
| 1016 55.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 702 38.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1113 8.57 images/sec | Face Detection | 831 6.40 images/sec |
| 1065 26.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 854 21.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2082 102.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1383 67.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1976 26.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1457 19.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1460 1.17 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 959 770.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 1042 9.34 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 579 5.18 Kpixels/sec |
| 1160 37.1 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 899 28.7 Words/sec |
| 1126 43.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 563 21.8 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4875 | Multi-Core Score | 4975 |
|---|---|---|
| 3194 | Crypto Score | 5199 |
| 4812 | Integer Score | 4883 |
| 5290 | Floating Point Score | 5138 |
| 3194 5.44 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 5199 8.86 GB/sec |
| 5013 25.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 5787 29.3 MB/sec |
| 5904 279.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 5100 241.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2306 6.50 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 4199 11.8 MTE/sec |
| 5741 6.74 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 4691 5.51 MElements/sec |
| 5418 1.70 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5112 1.60 Mrows/sec |
| 5043 273.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 5527 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 4155 1.29 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 4265 1.33 MB/sec |
| 6038 47.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 5053 39.4 Klines/sec |
| 5146 59.7 images/sec | Camera | 4458 51.7 images/sec |
| 5593 7.00 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5226 6.54 Mpairs/sec |
| 7497 46449.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 6147 38085.9 FPS |
| 5964 327.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 4310 236.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 5869 45.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 5228 40.3 images/sec |
| 4725 116.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 5746 141.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 6727 330.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 7340 360.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 9832 134.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 9236 125.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 9460 7.60 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 6498 5.22 Mpixels/sec |
| 5454 48.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3699 33.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 2279 72.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 4206 134.5 Words/sec |
| 1682 65.0 images/sec | Machine Learning | 2311 89.3 images/sec |