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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 3893 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 22% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-970 - 121 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $150.95 vs $229.95
- Up to 46% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-970 - $1.25 vs $2.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
99
81.81818181818183%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/FPS
53.879310344827594%
Price, $
$229.95
65%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
25.618556701030926%
Multi-Core
2341
32.06849315068493%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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