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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 1622 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 14% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-3970X - 142 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $195.0 vs $244.02
- Up to 30% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-3970X - $1.37 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FPS
125
88.02816901408451%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
70.25641025641026%
Price, $
$244.02
79%
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
58.69565217391305%
Multi-Core
3305
90.69703622392976%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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