Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition - CM8061901281201 / BX80619I73970X

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Intel Core i7-3970X specifications

General information

Type

CPU / Microprocessor

Market segment

Desktop

Family

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition

Model number ?

i7-3970X

CPU part numbers

CM8061901281201 is an OEM/tray microprocessor
BX80619I73970X is a boxed microprocessor

Frequency ?

3500 MHz

Turbo frequency

4000 MHz

Bus speed ?

5 GT/s DMI

Clock multiplier ?

Package

2011-land Flip-Chip Land Grid Array

Socket

Socket 2011 / LGA2011

Size

2.07" x 1.77" / 5.25cm x 4.5cm

Introduction date

November 12, 2012

Price at introduction

$999 (OEM)
$1059 (box)

S-spec numbers

	ES/QS processors	Production processors
Part number	QCZS	SR0WR
BX80619I73970X		+
CM8061901281201	+	+

Architecture / Microarchitecture

Microarchitecture

Sandy Bridge

Processor core ?

Sandy Bridge-E

Core stepping ?

C2 (SR0WR)

Manufacturing process

0.032 micron Hi-K metal gate process

Data width

64 bit

The number of cores

The number of threads

Floating Point Unit

Integrated

Level 1 cache size ?

6 x 32 KB instruction caches
6 x 32 KB data caches

Level 2 cache size ?

6 x 256 KB

Level 3 cache size

15 MB

Physical memory

64 GB

Multiprocessing

Uniprocessor

Features

MMX instructions
SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3 / Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSE4 / SSE4.1 + SSE4.2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 ?
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard instructions
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions
EM64T / Extended Memory 64 technology / Intel 64 ?
NX / XD / Execute disable bit ?
HT / Hyper-Threading technology ?
VT-x / Virtualization technology ?
VT-d / Virtualization for directed I/O
TBT 2.0 / Turbo Boost technology 2.0 ?

Low power features

Enhanced SpeedStep technology ?

Integrated peripherals / components

Memory controller

The number of controllers: 1
Memory channels: 4
Supported memory: DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600

Other peripherals

Direct Media Interface
PCI Express 2.0 interface

Electrical / Thermal parameters

V core ?

0.6V - 1.35V

Thermal Design Power ?

150 Watt

Notes on Intel CM8061901281201

Processor has unlocked multiplier

CPUs, related to Intel Core i7-3970X

Model Cores /
Threads Freq. Turbo
freq. L3
cache TDP Features Price

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition family, Socket 2011

   Core i7-3960X 6 / 12 3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz 15 MB 130 Watt Unlock $999

   Core i7-3970X 6 / 12 3.5 GHz 4 GHz 15 MB 150 Watt Unlock $999

Other families, Sandy Bridge micro-architecture, Socket 2011

   Core i7-3820 4 / 8 3.6 GHz 3.9 GHz 10 MB 130 Watt Unlock $294

   Core i7-3930K 6 / 12 3.2 GHz 3.8 GHz 12 MB 130 Watt Unlock $583

• Highlighted numbers and features indicate whether specific processor performs better or worse than Core i7-3970X

• Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)

• The 'Price' column shows official Intel prices as of Jun 9, 2013. Prices for obsolete and tray-only processors are not provided.

• Features abbreviations:

Unlock - Unlocked multiplier

FAQ

Q: Can I upgrade my Core i7-3970X CPU?

A: Probably yes. Processor compatibility is determined by your motherboard. Please check CPU-Upgrade.com website for CPU support list for your board.

Intel i7-3970X Overclocking

Sorry, overclocking information is not available at this time.

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Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
2012-11-19 11:05:46 Posted by: Abdelmoumen
awesome processor

News

Intel Core i7-3970X is available

Nov 12, 2012: Intel today released their fastest desktop microprocessor, Core i7-3970X. Designed for socket 2011 platform, the processor features slightly better performance than Core i7-3960X, thanks to 200 MHz higher operating frequency and 100 MHz higher maximum Turbo Boost frequency. Intel today also launched DX79SR desktop motherboard.

Intel Core i7-3970X spotted on Intel website

Oct 10, 2012: Intel plans to add new Core i7-3970X Extreme processor for socket 2011 platform in the forth quarter 2012. This information has been leaked in July along with processor specifications, and later it was confirmed by leaked roadmap slides. Another confirmation we received days ago, when we spotted Core i7-3970X, along with brief details of the chip, in the CPU support list for DX79SI motherboard on Intel website.

Details of upcoming Core i7 Extreme processors

Sep 11, 2012: After last week's introduction of new socket 1155 microprocessors, there is only one desktop Intel CPU left to launch this year. Core i7-3970X, which is a slightly faster version of i7-3960X, will be available later this quarter. In the past we reported on features of this CPU, and, once again, they were confirmed by slides, published by Bright Side of News. According to the slides, the new Intel extreme processor has 6 CPUs cores, and 15 MB L3 cache shared between the cores.

Bits and pieces: unreleased Intel CPUs spotted

Aug 16, 2012: In the 4th quarter 2012, Intel's Extreme segment of desktop market will be updated with Core i7-3970X. Details of this CPU were revealed by DonanimHaber, and later confirmed by a roadmap, leaked by VR-Zone. Existence of this SKU was also confirmed earlier this month by Intel, when the Core i7-3970X was added to Intel's Material Declaration Data Sheets (MDDS) database.

Intel Core i7-3970X in Q4 2012; Ivy Bridge-E in Q3 2013

Aug 04, 2012: This week VR-Zone published a slide from the latest Intel desktop roadmap. The slide is only for the Extreme and performance segments of the market, nevertheless it does have some interesting information. According to the roadmap, Intel will release Core i5-3350P and Core i7-3970X processors in the 4th quarter 2012. Details of these processors were previously disclosed by DonanimHaber here and here. The slide also reveals that Ivy Bridge-E extreme processors are coming in the third quarter 2013. Finally, the roadmap confirms Haswell microarchitecture launch in the Q2 2013.

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Manufacturer:	Intel
CPU Family:	Core i7 Extreme Edition
Processor Number:	i7-3970X
Frequency:	3499 MHz

Part number:	CM8061901281201
S-Spec Number:
Comment:	Awesome CPU
Submitted by:	Abdelmoumen

General information
Vendor:	GenuineIntel
Processor name (BIOS):	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3970X CPU @ 3.50GHz
Cores:	6
Logical processors:	12
Processor type:	Original OEM Processor
CPUID signature:	206D7
Family:	6 (06h)
Model:	45 (02Dh)
Stepping:	7 (07h)
TLB/Cache details:	64-byte Prefetching Data TLB0: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, 4-way associative, 32 entries Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries Instruction TLB: 4-KB pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries L2 TLB: 1-MB, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size Shared 2nd-level TLB: 4 KB pages, 4-way set associative, 512 entries

Cache: L1 data L1 instruction L2 L3

Size: 6 x 32 KB 6 x 32 KB 6 x 256 KB 15 MB

Associativity: 8-way set
associative 8-way set
associative 8-way set
associative 20-way set
associative

Line size: 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes

Comments: Direct-mapped Direct-mapped Non-inclusive
Direct-mapped Inclusive
Shared between all cores

Instruction set extensions Additional instructions

MMX CLFLUSH

SSE CMOV

SSE2 CMPXCHG16B

SSE3 CMPXCHG8B

SSSE3 FXSAVE/FXRSTORE

SSE4.1 MONITOR/MWAIT

SSE4.2 PCLMULDQ

AES POPCNT

AVX RDTSCP

SYSENTER/SYSEXIT

XSAVE / XRESTORE states

XSETBV / XGETBV are enabled

Major features Other features

On-chip Floating Point Unit 1 GB large page support

64-bit / Intel 64 36-bit page-size extensions

NX bit/XD-bit 64-bit debug store

Hyper-Threading Technology Advanced programmable interrupt controller

Intel Virtualization CPL qualified debug store

Enhanced SpeedStep Debug store

Debugging extensions

Digital Thermal Sensor capability

Direct Cache access

Extended xAPIC support

LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode

Machine check architecture

Machine check exception

Memory-type range registers

Model-specific registers

Page attribute table

Page global extension

Page-size extensions (4MB pages)

Pending break enable

Perfmon and Debug capability

Physical address extensions

Power Limit Notification capability

Process context identifiers

Self-snoop

TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states

Thermal monitor

Thermal monitor 2

Thermal monitor and software controlled clock facilities

Time stamp counter

Timestamp counter deadline

Virtual 8086-mode enhancements

xTPR Update Control

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Last modified: 13 Jun 2013