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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3589 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $100.0 vs $110.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 14% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-870 - 88 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-870 - $1.26 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
30.181590482154043%
Multi-Core
1575
22.87914003486345%
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 5 3600
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
$27.19/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$38.71/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$37.21/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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8 FPS
$123.74/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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29 FPS
$41.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
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$237.25/FPS
GeForce GT 730
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