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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 3145 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-870 - 171 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £195.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-870 - £1.14 vs £1.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
171
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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