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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 3893 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $229.95 vs $240.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 12% better in World of Tanks than Core i7-970 - 566 vs 505 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i7-970 - $0.42 vs $0.46 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
World of Tanks
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 i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
566
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 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 i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i9-11900KF
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
334 FPS
$3.59/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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257 FPS
$7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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353 FPS
$9.07/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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342 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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311 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,559.99
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273 FPS
$6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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311 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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