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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 1700 is 1582 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Performs up to 5% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-3970X - 124 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $195.0 vs $209.74
- Up to 12% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-3970X - $1.57 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FPS
118
95.16129032258065%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
88.20224719101124%
Price, $
$209.74
92%
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
64.4776119402985%
Multi-Core
3305
64.80392156862746%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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