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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 2635 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 34% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-970 - 160 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $192.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 38% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-970 - $1.2 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
119
74.375%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
62.17616580310881%
Price, $
$229.95
83%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$192
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
31.41592920353982%
Multi-Core
2341
36.33400589787366%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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