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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 4838 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - $229.95 vs $294.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 34% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-970 - 277 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-970 - $1.06 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 20 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
277
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294.99
77%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i5-14600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i5-14600KF
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
181 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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162 FPS
$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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208 FPS
$10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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225 FPS
$9.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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219 FPS
$8.45/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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