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Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i7-870

Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75235 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75234 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75235 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75234 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 3500X is 3668 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-870 - 173 vs 163 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $100.0 vs $125.0
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

173

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$125

80%

FPS Winner

AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75235 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

163

94.21965317919076%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$100

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75234 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

5850

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

30.996784565916396%

Multi-Core

1575

26.923076923076923%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

Sep 24th, 2019
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
MatisseCodenameLynnfield
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
7 nm
Process Size45 nm
36.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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