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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 3275 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 31% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-970 - 588 vs 449 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $145.5 vs $168.14
- Up to 36% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-970 - $0.27 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
588
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€161.51
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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