In Starfield, the Core i7-970 is slightly slower than the Core i5-12600KF and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $61 more expensive!
Core i7-970
No clear advantages
Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 5% faster in Starfield – 96 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 5% faster in Starfield
- Is 11 years and 3 months newer – Nov 04, 2021 vs Jul 19, 2010
- Is 11 years and 3 months newer
- Up to 27% cheaper – $168.98 vs $229.95
- Up to 27% cheaper
- Up to 30% better value in Starfield – $1.76 vs $2.52/FPS
- Up to 30% better value in Starfield
- Consumes up to 4% less energy – 125 vs 130 Watts
- Consumes up to 4% less energy
Starfield FPS Calculator
Core i7-970 vs Core i5-12600KF: Comparison of performance and price
Core i7-970
Jul 19th, 2010
Average FPS
91 FPS
95%
Min 1% FPS
50 FPS
79%
Price, $
$229.95
73%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
70%
Core i5-12600KF
Nov 4th, 2021
Average FPS
96 FPS
100%
Min 1% FPS
63 FPS
100%
Price, $
$168.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
100%
Synthetic Benchmarks
The Core i7-970 vs Core i5-12600KF in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Core i7-970 vs Core i5-12600KF in core CPU performance specifications
Core i7-970
Jul 19th, 2010
Cores
6-core
60%
L3 Cache
12 MB
60%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
86%
Turbo Frequency
3.466 GHz
71%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i5-12600KF
Nov 4th, 2021
Cores
10-core
100%
L3 Cache
20 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
4800 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of core specifications
Core i7-970 Jul 19th, 2010 | SpecificationsComparison of core specifications | Core i5-12600KF Nov 4th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| – | MSRP | $264.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| LGA1366 | Socket | LGA1700 |
| 130W | Power Consumption | 125W |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | 3200 MHz (DDR4), 4800 MHz (DDR5) |
| No Integrated Graphics | Integrated GPU | No Integrated Graphics |
| Not Overclockable | Overclock Support | Overclockable |
