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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 3955 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $100.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $0.65 vs $1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than Core i7-870 - 210 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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