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Core i7-5930K vs Core i7-870

Core i7-5930K 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 87 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 87 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-5930K 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 i7-5930K is 1819 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-870 - 201 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

201

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

199

99.00497512437812%

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 87 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1156

100%

Multi-Core

5480

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

41.69550173010381%

Multi-Core

1575

28.740875912408757%

Intel Core i7-5930K

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Intel Core i7-870

Sep 1st, 2014
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Haswell ECodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
140 WTDP
95 W
22 nm
Process Size45 nm
35.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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