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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1698 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $217.44 vs $412.83
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 104% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-3970X - 108 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-3970X - $3.82 vs $4.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 140 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 20 vs 12 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$412.83
52%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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