Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3762 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 188% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-970 - 144 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 60% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-970 - $1.82 vs $4.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $229.95 vs $261.99
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
87%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-970 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2010 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Vermeer | Codename | Gulftown |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |