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Core i7-5960X vs Core i7-870

Core i7-5960X vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-5960X 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 i7-5960X is 1819 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X

  • Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Core i7-870 - 189 vs 155 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 95 vs 140 Watts
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

189

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

155

82.01058201058201%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€60.8

100%

Intel Core I7-870 I7 870 2,9 GHz Processore CPU Quad-Core Usato 8M 95W LGA 1156

Buy for 60.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75523 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

100%

Multi-Core

7389

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

37.83359497645212%

Multi-Core

1575

21.315468940316688%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Intel Core i7-5960X

vs
Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

Sep 1st, 2014
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Haswell ECodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
140 WTDP
95 W
22 nm
Process Size45 nm
30.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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