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Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 7 5800

Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 7 5800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

3.4 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 XT Prozessor, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 36MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Lüfter Wraith Prism

Buy for 268 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

3.4 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 XT Prozessor, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 36MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Lüfter Wraith Prism

Buy for 268 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800 is 2994 days newer than Core i7-3970X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800

  • Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3970X - 227 vs 189 FPS
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


FPS

189

83.25991189427313%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

227

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€268

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 XT Prozessor, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 36MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Lüfter Wraith Prism

Buy for 268 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


Single-Core

648

31.640625%

Multi-Core

3305

37.866636113657194%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2048

100%

Multi-Core

8728

100%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Intel Core i7-3970X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Nov 1st, 2012Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 5800

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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