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Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Core i7-870

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2477 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2477 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 3804 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

  • Performs up to 10% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-870 - 495 vs 451 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 128 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 95 vs 280 Watts
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020


FPS

495

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

451

91.11111111111111%

Value, £/FPS

£0.67/FPS

100%

Price, £

£299.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2477 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020


Single-Core

1558

100%

Multi-Core

13904

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

30.937098844672654%

Multi-Core

1575

11.327675489067895%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

vs

Intel Core i7-870

Feb 7th, 2020
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Ryzen ThreadripperCollectionCore i7
Castle PeakCodenameLynnfield
AMD Socket TRX4SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores4
128
Threads8
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
280 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size45 nm
29.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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