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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 3 1200 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 3 1200 is 2879 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Performs up to 15% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-870 - 162 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $100.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $0.71 vs $2.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.44/FPS
29.098360655737704%
Price, $
$395
25%
FPS Winner
Acer Chromebook Plus 514 Laptop – 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | FHD Facial Auto Exposure Camera | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
141
87.03703703703704%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Updated 348918 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
48.983739837398375%
Multi-Core
1575
55.575158786167954%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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