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Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition

Intel · Released Oct 1, 2012

Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition

Sandy Bridge is the codename for Intel's 32 nm microarchitecture used in the second generation of the Intel Core processors. The Sandy Bridge microarchitecture is the successor to Nehalem and Westmere microarchitecture. Intel demonstrated an A1 stepping Sandy Bridge processor in 2009 during Intel Developer Forum (IDF), and released first products based on the architecture in January 2011 under the Core brand.

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Specifications

Identity
Processor Number
i7-3970X
Segment
Desktop
Product Collection
Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Codename
Sandy Bridge E
Socket
FCLGA2011
Launch
Q4'12
Performance
Total Cores
6
Total Threads
12
Max Turbo
4.00 GHz
Cache
15 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Memory
Max Memory
64.45 GB
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels
4
ECC Support
No
Manufacturing
Lithography
32 nm

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