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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4876 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £299.99 vs £339.98
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 269% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-870 - 181 vs 49 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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