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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 477 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700K - 64 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 122 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £225.8 vs £1800.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £1.85 vs £16.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K 3.6GHz 16MB Smart Cache Core Processor W126170357 (GHz 16MB Smart Cache Core i7-11700K, 11th Gen Core i7, LGA 1200 (Socket H5), PC/Thin)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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