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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 3014 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-970 - 176 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $160.74 vs $229.95
- Up to 38% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-970 - $0.91 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
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 i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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