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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 2723 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-970 - 183 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-970 - $200.0 vs $229.95
- Up to 16% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-970 - $1.09 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i7-8700
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
91 FPS
$9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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100 FPS
$7.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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45 FPS
$27.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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73 FPS
$34.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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