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Core i7-970 vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Core i7-970 vs Ryzen 7 7700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 4453 days newer than Core i7-970.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X

  • Performs up to 49% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-970 - 233 vs 156 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
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World of Warcraft

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Intel Core i7-970 Logo
Core i7-970

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010


FPS

156

67%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

233

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.13/FPS

100%

Price, €

€263.96

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 263.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 168 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-970 Logo
Core i7-970

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-970 Logo
Core i7-970

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010


Single-Core

497

17%

Multi-Core

2341

15%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2908

100%

Multi-Core

15263

100%

Intel Core i7-970 Logo

Core i7-970

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo

Ryzen 7 7700X

Jul 19th, 2010Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
GulftownCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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