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Core i5-2400 vs Core i7-870

Core i5-2400 vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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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 75470 minutes ago

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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 75470 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2400 outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2400 is 488 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400

  • Performs up to 1% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-870 - 100 vs 99 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo
Core i5-2400

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

100

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

99

99%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£299.99

100%

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 75470 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo
Core i5-2400

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo
Core i5-2400

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

554

100%

Multi-Core

1607

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

87.00361010830325%

Multi-Core

1575

98.00871188550093%

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo

Intel Core i5-2400

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

Jan 9th, 2011
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
32 nm
Process Size45 nm
31.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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