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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 3893 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $229.95 vs $240.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 10% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-970 - 164 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-970 - $1.46 vs $1.54 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 - 16 vs 12 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
149
90.85365853658537%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
94.8051948051948%
Price, $
$229.95
100%
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Single-Core
497
22.892676186089357%
Multi-Core
2341
25.526114927488823%
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i9-11900F
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
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Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$15.44/FPS
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Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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