Intel Core i7-3970X vs Intel Xeon E5-2670
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3970X and Intel Xeon E5-2670. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 800 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 611 |
| 4807 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4707 |
| 8262 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 8934 |
| 1832 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1463 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-3970X | Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 |
| 3500 MHz | Frequency | 2600 MHz |
| 4000 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3300 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 150 W | TDP | 115 W |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Sandy Bridge-EP/EX |
| FCLGA2011 | Package | Socket 2011 LGA |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 816 | Single-Core Score | 612 |
| 4975 | Multi-Core Score | 6583 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Windows 10 (64-bit) | Operating System | Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS |
| System manufacturer System Product Name | Model | HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 |
| ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 DELUXE | Motherboard | N/A |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-3970X | Name | Intel Xeon E5-2670 |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads | Topology | 2 Processors, 16 Cores, 32 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7 |
| 3.60 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.30 GHz |
| 5870 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| Socket 2011 LGA | Package | |
| Sandy Bridge-E | Codename | |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 8 |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 8 |
| 256 KB x 6 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 8 |
| 15.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 20.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 31.37 GB |
| 961 MHz | Frequency | |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | |
| 4 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 816 | Single-Core Score | 612 |
|---|---|---|
| 865 | Crypto Score | 578 |
| 792 | Integer Score | 596 |
| 860 | Floating Point Score | 651 |
| 865 1.47 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 578 1009.5 MB/sec |
| 1023 5.17 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 887 4.48 MB/sec |
| 888 42.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 661 31.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 832 2.35 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 589 1.66 MTE/sec |
| 762 894.9 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 496 582.3 KElements/sec |
| 727 227.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 560 175.3 Krows/sec |
| 779 42.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 632 34.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 772 245.9 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 461 147.0 KB/sec |
| 678 5.28 Klines/sec | Clang | 561 4.37 Klines/sec |
| 722 8.37 images/sec | Camera | 607 7.04 images/sec |
| 820 1.03 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 687 859.7 Kpairs/sec |
| 821 5083.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 783 4850.8 FPS |
| 702 38.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 570 31.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 831 6.40 images/sec | Face Detection | 645 4.96 images/sec |
| 854 21.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 675 16.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1383 67.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 976 47.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1457 19.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 726 9.89 Mpixels/sec |
| 959 770.0 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 730 586.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 579 5.18 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 492 4.41 Kpixels/sec |
| 899 28.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 855 27.3 Words/sec |
| 563 21.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 308 11.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4975 | Multi-Core Score | 6583 |
|---|---|---|
| 5199 | Crypto Score | 2284 |
| 4883 | Integer Score | 6805 |
| 5138 | Floating Point Score | 6818 |
| 5199 8.86 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2284 3.89 GB/sec |
| 5787 29.3 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 11588 58.6 MB/sec |
| 5100 241.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 10078 476.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 4199 11.8 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2634 7.43 MTE/sec |
| 4691 5.51 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 7173 8.42 MElements/sec |
| 5112 1.60 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 10017 3.14 Mrows/sec |
| 5527 299.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 6914 375.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 4265 1.33 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 3519 1.09 MB/sec |
| 5053 39.4 Klines/sec | Clang | 10249 79.9 Klines/sec |
| 4458 51.7 images/sec | Camera | 5679 65.8 images/sec |
| 5226 6.54 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5995 7.50 Mpairs/sec |
| 6147 38085.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 12018 74458.6 FPS |
| 4310 236.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 8057 442.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 5228 40.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 10210 78.6 images/sec |
| 5746 141.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 6547 161.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 7340 360.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 9455 463.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 9236 125.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 9379 127.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 6498 5.22 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 12032 9.66 Mpixels/sec |
| 3699 33.1 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 7305 65.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 4206 134.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 3290 105.2 Words/sec |
| 2311 89.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1488 57.5 images/sec |