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Intel

Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition

Processor

CPU cores: 6^*
CPU threads: 12^*
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 150 W^*

No matched benchmark results are available for this entry yet.

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6^*
CPU threads: 12^*
Base clock: 3.5 GHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 4 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 51.20 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz^*
Architecture: Sandy Bridge^*
Socket / package: FCLGA2011^*
Process node: 32 nm^*

Cache hierarchy

Reported cache^*
Size
15 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4^*

Supported memory

DDR3 1066/1333/1600^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 150 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 47 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$1059.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

No^*

Intel® Smart Response Technology

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

6^*

Total Threads

12^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.5^* GHz

Cache

15.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

5^* GT/s

TDP

150^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

4.0^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

4.0^* GHz

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q4'12^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Updates^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | December 31 | 2019^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Included Items

Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

64.45^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 1066/1333/1600^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ X-series Processors^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

Processor Number

i7-3970X^*

PCI Express Revision

2.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

TCASE

66.8^* °C

Lithography

32^* nm

Package Size

52.5mm x 45.0mm^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes^*

Specifications 2 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Sandy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 175^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

150^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

* Provisional data