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$41.6
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4170 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700 is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4170.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $41.6 vs $225.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-9700 - $0.18 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 6% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-4170 - 240 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
226
94.16666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41.6
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4170
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Updated 51177 minutes ago
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
240
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
19.148936170212767%
Price, $
$225
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $225 on Amazon
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Updated 51178 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1101
70.75835475578405%
Multi-Core
2130
34.26089753900595%
Intel Core i3-4170 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-4170 or Core i7-9700
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
103 FPS
$9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
In Stock
145 FPS
$5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799.98
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