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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 2439 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 40% better in War Thunder than Core i7-3970X - 195 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $205.0 vs $217.44
- Up to 33% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-3970X - $1.05 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 3700X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
165 FPS
$3.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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149 FPS
$10.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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139 FPS
$6.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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165 FPS
$7.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,289.99
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139 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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159 FPS
$10.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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163 FPS
$7.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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147 FPS
$9.18/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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116 FPS
$12.06/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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