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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 4076 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-870 - 222 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £259.98 vs £299.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-870 - £1.17 vs £1.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
Escape From Tarkov
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 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
222
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
206 FPS
£7.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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175 FPS
£9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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