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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 3893 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 23% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-970 - 155 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $140.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 51% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-970 - $0.9 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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