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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 3145 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Core i7-870 - 224 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £195.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-870 - £0.87 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
224
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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