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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4767 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Core i7-870
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $100.00 vs $379.00
- Up to 65% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.69 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 32% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-870 - 190 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
163 FPS
$11.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
$27.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,559
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174 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,471.52
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158 FPS
$13.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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179 FPS
$11.42/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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138 FPS
$23.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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158 FPS
$16.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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190 FPS
$23.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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174 FPS
$26.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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