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In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 3328 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $100.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i9-9960X - $0.53 vs $7.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 6% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-870 - 200 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 32 vs 8 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.89/FPS
6.717363751584285%
Price, $
$1579
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
34.97822931785196%
Multi-Core
1575
15.759455673404045%
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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