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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 3441 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 9% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3970X - 164 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $169.21 vs $209.74
- Up to 26% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3970X - $1.03 vs $1.39 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
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 5700X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
86 FPS
$16.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$22.22/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$24.44/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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86 FPS
$17.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$21.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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