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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3970X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 4085 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Core i7-3970X
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - $176.86 vs $498.48
- Up to 51% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-14900F - $0.81 vs $1.66 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 37% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-3970X - 301 vs 219 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 32 vs 12 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FPS
219
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$176.86
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.66/FPS
49%
Price, $
$498.48
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Updated 252 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X | vs | Core i9-14900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-3970X or Core i9-14900F
With selected game settings
242 FPS
$9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,353.19
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301 FPS
$8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,474
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242 FPS
$7.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,819.99
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242 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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255 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,399.99
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230 FPS
$10.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,498
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230 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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270 FPS
$10.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,749
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230 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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270 FPS
$11.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,149
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