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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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MSRP in USD: $333
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700F is 3200 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $229.95 vs $295.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-9700F - $1.8 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 6% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-970 - 136 vs 128 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
FPS
128
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i7-9700F
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
25 FPS
$52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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28 FPS
$57.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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28 FPS
$53.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,498
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