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Core i7-870 vs Core i9-9960X

Core i7-870 vs Core i9-9960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 3328 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-870 - 310 vs 297 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 32 vs 8 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

297

95.80645161290322%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$84.08

100%

Intel Core I7-870 I7 870 2.9 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 8M 95W LGA 1156

Buy for CA$84.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77222 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

310

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

34.97822931785196%

Multi-Core

1575

15.759455673404045%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

vs
Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

Sep 8th, 2009Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i9
LynnfieldCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
95 W
TDP165 W
45 nmProcess Size
14 nm
22.0xMultiplier
31.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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