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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 2737 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i7-3970X - 203 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $201.99 vs $244.02
- 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
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
40.198511166253105%
Multi-Core
3305
45.705988106762554%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Core i7-10700F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
58 FPS
$23.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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176 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$31.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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69 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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203 FPS
$11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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66 FPS
$28.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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74 FPS
$18.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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44 FPS
$22.7/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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93 FPS
$15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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