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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 Intel Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 85% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-870 - 170 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £239.73 vs £299.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-870 - £1.41 vs £3.26 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
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£239.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CORE I5-14600K 3.50GHZ SKTLGA1700 24.00MB CACHE BOXED
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
92
54.11764705882353%
Value, £/FPS
£3.26/FPS
43.25153374233129%
Price, £
£299.99
79%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
17.177476835352813%
Multi-Core
1575
9.790514079691677%
Intel Core i5-14600K | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Core i7-870
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
£22.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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