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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 4767 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Core i7-870
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £299.99 vs £485.96
- Up to 23% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 7 7700X - £2.70 vs £3.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 24% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-870 - 138 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
138
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.52/FPS
77%
Price, £
£485.96
61%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
Buy for £485.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7497 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
110 FPS
£13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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110 FPS
£14.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
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110 FPS
£17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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