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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 1800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 1800X is 1582 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Performs up to 1700% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-3970X - 18 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $171.83 vs $182.71
- Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-3970X - $10.6 vs $202.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 95 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
18
100%
Value, €/FPS
€10.6/FPS
100%
Price, €
€190.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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