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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700 is 2360 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 i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 13% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-970 - 131 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $167.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 36% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-970 - $1.27 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
64.14141414141415%
Price, $
$229.95
72%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$167
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
35.78113750899928%
Multi-Core
2341
52.488789237668165%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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