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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700 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 2700 is 2831 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-970 - 112 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $185.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 33% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-970 - $1.65 vs $2.47 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
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
93
83.03571428571429%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
66.80161943319837%
Price, $
$229.95
80%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
44.614003590664275%
Multi-Core
2341
42.648934232100565%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Ryzen 7 2700
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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31 FPS
$38.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$31.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$31.11/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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