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In short — Ryzen 5 1500X 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 Ryzen 5 1500X is 2772 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-870 - 201 vs 184 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $100.0 vs $195.0
Far Cry 5
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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