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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 2744 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 35 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium B970 - 164 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 24 vs 2 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium B970 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
94 FPS
$13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
$29.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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77 FPS
$23.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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