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Intel® Core™ i7-970 Processor

Intel® Core™ i7-4960X Processor Extreme Edition

Essentials


Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Processor Number
Lithography


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number	i7-970	i7-4960X
Lithography	32 nm	22 nm


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical Segment	Desktop Desktop
Processor Number	i7-970 i7-4960X
Lithography	32 nm 22 nm

CPU Specifications


Total Cores
Total Threads
Max Turbo Frequency
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
Bus Speed
# of QPI Links
TDP
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡


Total Cores	6	6
Total Threads	12	12
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz	4.00 GHz
Processor Base Frequency	3.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Cache	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache	15 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s	5 GT/s
# of QPI Links	1
TDP	130 W	130 W
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡		4.00 GHz


Total Cores	6 6
Total Threads	12 12
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz 4.00 GHz
Processor Base Frequency	3.20 GHz 3.60 GHz
Cache	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s 5 GT/s
# of QPI Links	1
TDP	130 W 130 W
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡	4.00 GHz

Supplemental Information


Marketing Status
Launch Date
Servicing Status
Embedded Options Available
Datasheet
End of Servicing Updates Date
Included Items


Marketing Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Launch Date	Q3'10	Q3'13
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime	End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available	No	No
Datasheet	View now	View now
End of Servicing Updates Date		Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Included Items		Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink


Marketing Status	Discontinued Discontinued
Launch Date	Q3'10 Q3'13
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available	No No
Datasheet	View now View now
End of Servicing Updates Date	Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Included Items	Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink

Memory Specifications


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
Memory Types
Max # of Memory Channels
Max Memory Bandwidth
Physical Address Extensions
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	24 GB	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Max # of Memory Channels	3	4
Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	No	No


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	24 GB 64 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Max # of Memory Channels	3 4
Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	No No

Package Specifications


Sockets Supported
Max CPU Configuration
T_CASE
Package Size
Processing Die Size
# of Processing Die Transistors


Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366	FCLGA2011
Max CPU Configuration	1	1
T_CASE	67.9°C	66.8°C
Package Size	42.5mm X 45.0mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Processing Die Size	239 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	million


Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366 FCLGA2011
Max CPU Configuration	1 1
T_CASE	67.9°C 66.8°C
Package Size	42.5mm X 45.0mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Processing Die Size	239 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	million

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡
Intel® 64 ^‡
Instruction Set
Instruction Set Extensions
Idle States
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡
Intel® Smart Response Technology


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	1.0	2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes	Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No	No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡		Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology		Yes


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	1.0 2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Idle States	Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡	Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology	Yes

Security & Reliability


Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡
Execute Disable Bit ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡


Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes	Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	No	No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡		Yes


Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	No No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	Yes

Expansion Options


PCI Express Revision
Max # of PCI Express Lanes


PCI Express Revision		3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes		40


PCI Express Revision	3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40

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