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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 3014 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 13% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-970 - 131 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $160.91 vs $229.95
- Up to 38% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-970 - $1.23 vs $1.98 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
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
116
88.54961832061069%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
62.121212121212125%
Price, $
$229.95
69%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
35.91040462427746%
Multi-Core
2341
48.82168925964546%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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