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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 3893 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $229.95 vs $241.05
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 39% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-970 - 149 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-970 - $1.62 vs $2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 125 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
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.05
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i7-11700K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
134 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$21.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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128 FPS
$10.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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115 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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