intel i7-2600 (Q1,2011) vs intel i7 3970x (Q4,2012)

intel i7-2600 (Q1,2011) vs intel i7 3970x (Q4,2012)


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Product Name	Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)	Intel® Core™ i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition (15M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz)
Code Name	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge-E
- Essentials
Status	Launched	Launched
Launch Date	Q1'11	Q4'12
Processor Number	i7-2600	i7-3970X
# of Cores	4	6
# of Threads	8	12
Clock Speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	15 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus/Core Ratio	34	35
Bus Type	DMI	DMI
System Bus	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX	SSE4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available	Yes	No
Lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Max TDP	95 W	150 W
VID Voltage Range		0.6V-1.35V
Recommended Customer Price	TRAY: $294.00 BOX : $305.00	TRAY: $999.00 BOX : $1059.00
- Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3-1066/1333	DDR3-1066/1333/1600
# of Memory Channels	2	4
Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s	51.2 GB/s