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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 1700 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 7 1700 is 2732 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Performs up to 15% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i7-870 - 129 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £250.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 28% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i7-870 - £1.94 vs £2.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
129
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire RGB LED Cooler - YD1700BBAEBOX
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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