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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 4552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $229.95 vs $244.85
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 377% better in League of Legends than Core i7-970 - 305 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 78% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-970 - $0.8 vs $3.59 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 - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
305
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i5-13500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
280 FPS
$3.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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