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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 3661 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-970
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $229.95 vs $286.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than Core i7-970 - 210 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-970 - $1.36 vs $1.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 125 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
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 i7-970 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket B LGA-1366
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$286
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i9-10850K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
89 FPS
$23.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$24.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$36.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$68.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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79 FPS
$22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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110 FPS
$21.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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64 FPS
$28.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$64.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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71 FPS
$28.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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