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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 2926 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $209.74 vs $211.09
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3970X - 231 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3970X - $0.91 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 105 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
99%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| 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 | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 5800X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
157 FPS
$15.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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148 FPS
$13.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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130 FPS
$10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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171 FPS
$8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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171 FPS
$11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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122 FPS
$13.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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