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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700F is 3057 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 20% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-3970X - 193 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $202.98 vs $209.74
- Up to 19% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-3970X - $1.05 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$202.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Core i7-11700F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
91 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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121 FPS
$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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71 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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69 FPS
$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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86 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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102 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$21.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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75 FPS
$20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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60 FPS
$24.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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