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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2723 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-970 - 145 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $136.0 vs $168.14
- Up to 22% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-970 - $1.04 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
145
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€150.96
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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