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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-870 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-870 is 173 days older than the more expensive Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 1% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-930 - 99 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-930 - $100.0 vs $198.73
- Up to 50% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-930 - $1.01 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
99
100%
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$1.01/FPS
100%
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$100
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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