Template:mpu The Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition was a 64-bit high-end hexa-core microprocessor introduced by Intel in late 2012. The i7-3970X operates at 3.5 GHz with turbo mode of up to 4 GHz. Fabricated in 32 nm based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture, this chip supports up to 64 GiB (DDR3) of memory and has a Thermal Design Power of 150 W.

Cache

Main article: Sandy Bridge § Cache

Cache Info [Edit Values]
L1I$	192 KiB 196,608 B 0.188 MiB	6x32 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L1D$	192 KiB 196,608 B 0.188 MiB	6x32 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L2$	1,536 KiB 1.5 MiB 1,572,864 B 0.00146 GiB	6x256 KiB 8-way set associative (per core)
L3$	15 MiB 15,360 KiB 15,728,640 B 0.0146 GiB	20-way set associative (shared)

Graphics

This SoC has no integrated graphics processing unit.

Memory controller

Integrated Memory Controller
Type	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Controllers	1
Channels	4
ECC Support	No
Max bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Max memory	64 GiB

Features

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	Supported x86 Extensions & Processor Features
	MMX MMX Extension SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE2 Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE3 Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSSE3 Supplemental SSE3 AVX Advanced Vector Extensions AES AES Encryption Instructions NX No-eXecute HT Hyper-Threading TBT 2.0 Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 EIST Enhanced SpeedStep Technology EPT Extended Page Tables (SLAT)

See also

• Core i7 Extreme Edition