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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 4076 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Core i7-870
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $90.09 vs $297.29
- Up to 62% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.46 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 23% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-870 - 243 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 32 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
103 FPS
€11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
€12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,324.32
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96 FPS
€8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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153 FPS
€33.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
€21.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,566.67
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243 FPS
€18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€4,594.59
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52 FPS
€44.18/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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84 FPS
€23.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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