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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700 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 2700 is 1995 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-3970X - 175 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $185.0 vs $209.74
- Up to 18% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-3970X - $1.06 vs $1.3 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
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 2700
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
104 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
$11.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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111 FPS
$11.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.97/FPS
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