Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4767 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 32% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-870 - 190 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-870 - £1.78 vs £2.08 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £299.99 vs £339.0
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
190
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £339 on Amazon
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Buy for £299.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Raphael | Codename | Lynnfield |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 95 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |