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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 4562 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700 - $229.95 vs $272.69
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 85% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-970 - 172 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 36% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-970 - $1.59 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
93
54.06976744186046%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
64.37246963562752%
Price, $
$229.95
100%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$272.69
84%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
17.41415557112824%
Multi-Core
2341
15.809022150189087%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Ryzen 7 7700
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
114 FPS
$10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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127 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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143 FPS
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099
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114 FPS
$20.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,288
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143 FPS
$13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899
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143 FPS
$15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
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116 FPS
$10.93/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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149 FPS
$10.74/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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114 FPS
$12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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