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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 2700X is 2831 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Performs up to 14% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-970 - 104 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $210.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-970 - $2.02 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 16 vs 12 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Ryzen 7 2700X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$29.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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