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In short — Core i7-3970X outperforms the cheaper FX-9370 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-9370 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3970X is 222 days older than the cheaper FX-9370.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than FX-9370 - 171 vs 169 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-9370 - 150 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9370 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-9370
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $183.0 vs $249.88
- Up to 26% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-3970X - $1.08 vs $1.46 per FPS
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FX-9370
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD FX-9370 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
150 W | TDP | 220 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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