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The Ryzen 5 2500U is a much faster gaming CPU than the Core i7-3970X. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 2500U

  • A much faster CPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 90% less energy15 vs 150 Watts
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Advantages of the Core i7-3970X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads

Ryzen 5 2500U vs Core i7-3970X

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo

Ryzen 5 2500U

Oct 26th, 2017


Average FPS

158

100%

Min 1% FPS

118

100%

Price, CA$

Out of Stock

Value, CA$/FPS

Not Available


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Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Core i7-3970X

Nov 1st, 2012


Average FPS

155

98%

Min 1% FPS

116

98%

Price, CA$

Out of Stock

Value, CA$/FPS

Not Available


All items are out of stock.

Ryzen 5 2500U vs Core i7-3970X in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Ryzen 5 2500U vs Core i7-3970X in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo

Ryzen 5 2500U

Oct 26th, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

877

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

2415

76%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Core i7-3970X

Nov 1st, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

639

73%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3169

100%

Performance Specifications

The Ryzen 5 2500U vs Core i7-3970X in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo

Ryzen 5 2500U

Oct 26th, 2017


Cores

4-core

67%

L3 Cache

4 MB

27%


Base Frequency

2 GHz

57%

Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

90%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

100%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Core i7-3970X

Nov 1st, 2012


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

15 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

67%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo

Ryzen 5 2500U

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Core i7-3970X

General
Oct 26th, 2017
Release DateNov 1st, 2012
Not AvailableMSRP$990.00
Laptop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket FP5SocketIntel Socket 2011
Raven RidgeCodenameSandy Bridge-E
15 W
Power Consumption150 W
Performance
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.0 GHzBase Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Frequency
4.0 GHz
4 MBL3 Cache
15 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2400 MHzRAMDDR3 @ 1600 MHz
Radeon Vega 8
Integrated GraphicsNo
NoOverclockable
Yes

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