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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900 is 3887 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-870 - 220 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £278.33 vs £299.99
- Up to 11% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-870 - £1.27 vs £1.42 per 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 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
220
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£278.33
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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