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In short — Core i9-7900X 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 Core i9-7900X is 2848 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £299.99 vs £428.66
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i7-870 - 266 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 20 vs 8 threads
Dishonored 2
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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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
33.895921237693386%
Multi-Core
1575
17.936453706867102%
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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