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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 1700 is 2418 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Performs up to 6% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-970 - 167 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $195.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-970 - $1.17 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 16 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
157
94.01197604790418%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
80.13698630136986%
Price, $
$229.95
84%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
49.45273631840796%
Multi-Core
2341
45.90196078431373%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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