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Core i9-9920X vs Core i7-870

Core i9-9920X vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 95 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 95 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9920X outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9920X is 3328 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X

  • Performs up to 21% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-870 - 204 vs 168 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 95 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

204

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

168

82.35294117647058%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£299.99

100%

Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 95 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1413

100%

Multi-Core

9442

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

34.111818825194625%

Multi-Core

1575

16.68078796865071%

Intel Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i7-870

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i9CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
165 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
35.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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