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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 3457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $244.02 vs $1199.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Tanks than Core i7-3970X - 557 vs 510 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 105 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 16 vs 12 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Thermaltake LCGS Vista 460TS Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D, 16GB DDR4 3600Mhz, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) V27S-B550-46T-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
30.989956958393112%
Multi-Core
3305
30.16611902154071%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
557 FPS
$5.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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557 FPS
$5.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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