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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K is 964 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Performs up to 3% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-870 - 129 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £214.9 vs £299.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-870 - £1.67 vs £2.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
129
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£214.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU (4 x 3.50GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 8Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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In Stock
Updated 102 minutes ago
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
125
96.89922480620154%
Value, £/FPS
£2.4/FPS
69.58333333333333%
Price, £
£299.99
71%
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 102 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770K | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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