Intel Core i7-8700T vs Intel Core i7-3970X

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-8700T and Intel Core i7-3970X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1033Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score800
4875Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4807
10743PassMark CPU Mark Rating8262
2378PassMark Single Thread Rating1832
66353DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-8700TProcessorIntel Core i7-3970X
2400 MHzFrequency3500 MHz
4000 MHzMaximum Frequency4000 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
35 WTDP150 W
Intel UHD Graphics 630GPU
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge E
Socket 1151 LGAPackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1039Single-Core Score816
4512Multi-Core Score4975
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 (64-bit)
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7C09ModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. H310M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7C09)MotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 DELUXE
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-8700TNameIntel Core i7-3970X
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7
2.40 GHzBase Frequency3.60 GHz
4000 MHzMaximum Frequency5870 MHz
Socket 1151 LGAPackageSocket 2011 LGA
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge-E
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 6
12.0 MB x 1L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize16.00 GB
1066 MHzFrequency961 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
1Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1039Single-Core Score816
1376Crypto Score865
962Integer Score792
1151Floating Point Score 860
1376
2.35 GB/sec
AES-XTS865
1.47 GB/sec
1044
5.28 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1023
5.17 MB/sec
1154
54.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression888
42.0 Mpixels/sec
763
2.15 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)832
2.35 MTE/sec
937
1.10 MElements/sec
HTML5762
894.9 KElements/sec
939
294.2 Krows/sec
SQLite727
227.9 Krows/sec
990
53.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering779
42.3 Mpixels/sec
937
298.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering772
245.9 KB/sec
995
7.75 Klines/sec
Clang678
5.28 Klines/sec
944
10.9 images/sec
Camera722
8.37 images/sec
998
1.25 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics820
1.03 Mpairs/sec
1071
6636.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics821
5083.9 FPS
1027
56.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur702
38.6 Mpixels/sec
991
7.63 images/sec
Face Detection831
6.40 images/sec
963
23.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection854
21.0 Mpixels/sec
1836
90.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1383
67.9 Mpixels/sec
1971
26.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1457
19.9 Mpixels/sec
1311
1.05 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing959
770.0 Kpixels/sec
946
8.47 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion579
5.18 Kpixels/sec
1078
34.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition899
28.7 Words/sec
929
35.9 images/sec
Machine Learning563
21.8 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4512Multi-Core Score4975
2290Crypto Score5199
4559Integer Score4883
4780Floating Point Score 5138
2290
3.90 GB/sec
AES-XTS5199
8.86 GB/sec
5279
26.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)5787
29.3 MB/sec
7127
337.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression5100
241.3 Mpixels/sec
1584
4.47 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)4199
11.8 MTE/sec
5193
6.10 MElements/sec
HTML54691
5.51 MElements/sec
5809
1.82 Mrows/sec
SQLite5112
1.60 Mrows/sec
5005
271.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering5527
299.9 Mpixels/sec
3350
1.04 MB/sec
Text Rendering4265
1.33 MB/sec
6500
50.6 Klines/sec
Clang5053
39.4 Klines/sec
4340
50.3 images/sec
Camera4458
51.7 images/sec
6561
8.21 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics5226
6.54 Mpairs/sec
8036
49783.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics6147
38085.9 FPS
5682
312.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur4310
236.9 Mpixels/sec
6099
47.0 images/sec
Face Detection5228
40.3 images/sec
4234
104.4 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection5746
141.6 Mpixels/sec
5215
255.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting7340
360.1 Mpixels/sec
8852
120.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR9236
125.9 Mpixels/sec
8450
6.79 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing6498
5.22 Mpixels/sec
5009
44.9 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3699
33.1 Kpixels/sec
1719
55.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition4206
134.5 Words/sec
1146
44.3 images/sec
Machine Learning2311
89.3 images/sec