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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900F is 3573 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $229.95 vs $244.77
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than Core i7-970 - 807 vs 687 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-970 - $0.3 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 20 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
687
85.13011152416357%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
90.9090909090909%
Price, $
$229.95
100%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
807
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.77
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 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 i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
29.653937947494036%
Multi-Core
2341
27.783052456681702%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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