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Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 7 5800X

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

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X is 2926 days newer than Core i7-3970X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 17% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-3970X - 380 vs 325 FPS
  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 105 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 Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


FPS

325

85.52631578947368%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

380

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€134.95

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor, bis zu 4.7GHz

Buy for 134.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76536 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


Single-Core

648

29.75206611570248%

Multi-Core

3305

32.20305953424925%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Intel Core i7-3970X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Nov 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
150 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 5800X

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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