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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 2635 days newer than Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 21% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-970 - 189 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
189
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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