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Intel

Intel Core i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition

Processor

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

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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^*
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 · 49 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

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BornOnDate

Q4'12^*

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Bus

5 GT/s^*

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Cache

15 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

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ClockSpeed

3.50 GHz^*

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ClockSpeedMax

4.00 GHz^*

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CodeNameText

Products formerly Sandy Bridge E^*

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CoreCount

6^*

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CpuId

70845^*

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CpuName

Intel® Core™ i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition^*

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DemandBasedSwitching

No^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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ECCMemory

No^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 34^*

EM64

Yes^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 34^*

Embedded

No^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 34^*

ESUDate

Tuesday. December 31. 2019^*

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row: 34^*

ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

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ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

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row: 34^*

HaltState

Yes^*

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row: 34^*

HyperThreading

Yes^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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IdentityProtectionTechVersion

Yes^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
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InstructionSet

64-bit^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 34^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX^*

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ItemsIncluded

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

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Lithography

32 nm^*

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MarketSegment

Desktop^*

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MaxCPUs

1^*

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MaxMem

64.45 GB^*

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MaxMemoryBandwidth

51.2 GB/s^*

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MaxTDP

150 W^*

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MemoryTypes

DDR3 1066/1333/1600^*

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NumMemoryChannels

4^*

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NumPCIExpressPorts

40^*

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PackageSize

52.5mm x 45.0mm^*

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PCIExpressRevision

2.0^*

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ProcessorNumber

i7-3970X^*

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ProductGroup

Intel® Core™ X-series Processors^*

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ServicingStatus

End of Servicing Updates^*

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SmartResponseTechVersion

Yes^*

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SocketsSupported

FCLGA2011^*

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SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

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StatusCodeText

Discontinued^*

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TBTVersion

2.0^*

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TCase

66.8°C^*

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ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

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ThreadCount

12^*

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row: 34^*

TurboBoostTech2MaxFreq

4.00 GHz^*

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TXT

No^*

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VTD

Yes^*

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VTX

Yes^*

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Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Core i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition^*
Status: Discontinued^*
Release Date: Q4'12^*
Cores: 6^*
Max Turbo Speed: 4^* GHz
Base Speed: 3.5^* GHz
Cache Size: 15^* MB

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

ClockSpeed: 3.5^* GHz
Cache: 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
Bus: 5 GT/s^*
MaxTDP: 150^* W
BornOnDate: Q4'12^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition^*
Price: $1059.00^*
MarketSegment: Desktop^*
Lithography: 32^* nm
CoreCount: 6^*
ThreadCount: 12^*
ClockSpeedMax: 4^* GHz

Specifications 4 · 47 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$1059.00^*

Scope and conditions

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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

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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^*

* Provisional data