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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600K is 5152 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 45% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-870 - 373 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £227.97 vs £299.99
- Up to 48% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-870 - £0.61 vs £1.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
373
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£227.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870 | vs | Core i5-14600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-870 or Core i5-14600K
With selected game settings
177 FPS
£16.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
£21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,500
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