Daily CPU #857

Intel Core i7 3970X

Here are some things about it:

• Cores/Threads: 6/12
• Base/Boost clock: 3.50GHz/4.00GHz
• Cache: 15MB
• TDP: 150W
• Manufacturing process: 32nm
• Year: 2012
• MSRP: $1059
• Socket: LGA2011
• Targeted market: Desktop
• PassMark score: 8595

My rating of it: 7/10

Andres rating: 8.4/10

An interesting very high-end desktop CPU form 2012. It has 40 lanes of PCIe gen 2. It supports up to 64.45GB of 4 Channel DDR3 ram.