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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 3700X is 3275 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 7% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-970 - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $205.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 17% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-970 - $1.65 vs $1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 16 vs 12 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Ryzen 7 3700X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
52 FPS
$26.92/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$30.77/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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37 FPS
$28.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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75 FPS
$15.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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69 FPS
$23.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
$26.98/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1399/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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61 FPS
$22.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3700X
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