Intel® Core™ i7-970

The Intel Core i7-970 is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads (32 nm process). It launched in Jul 2010. Clocks run from 3.2 GHz base to 3.46 GHz boost. A 12-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It uses the FCLGA1366 socket. Rated TDP is 130 W.

The Intel Core i7-970 scores 1,463 in single-core performance and 6,580 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,103 for overall performance, 6,325 for productivity performance, 6,252 for creator performance, 6,539 for engineering performance and 6,034 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,097 per core, 548 per thread and 51 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 272. Its performance index is 38, so its overall performance is 62% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i7-970 scores 27,632 in integer math, 11,636 in floating-point math, 112,874 in compression, 2,411 in cryptography, 449 in physics simulation, 3,270 in vector SIMD, 30 in the prime sieve and 14,861 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 53% below in integer math, 75% below in floating-point math, 51% below in compression, 79% below in cryptography, 59% below in physics simulation, 79% below in vector SIMD, 55% below in the prime sieve and 34% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i7-970 has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.20 GHz and boosts up to 3.46 GHz.

The Intel Core i7-970 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i7 family and is manufactured on a 32 nm process. It launched in Jul 2010.

The Intel Core i7-970 has 384 KB of L1 cache, 1.50 MB of L2 cache and 12 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 13.9 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i7-970 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 1.5 MB and L3 at 12 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i7-970 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Core i7-970 uses the FCLGA1366 socket.

The Intel Core i7-970 has a rated TDP of 130 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i7-970 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $885.

Feex has recorded 46% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i7-970. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1366 socket as the Intel Core i7-970 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon X5675, Intel Xeon W3670, Intel Core i7-980X, Intel Core i7-980 and Intel Xeon X5680.