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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4866 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £299.99 vs £518.97
- Up to 30% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.84 vs £2.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 21% better in God of War than Core i7-870 - 198 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
163
82%
Value, £/FPS
£1.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£299.99
100%
Value Winner
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 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
198
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.62/FPS
70%
Price, £
£518.97
57%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
198 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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198 FPS
£17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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