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In short — Core i7-990X outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-990X is 311 days older than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Pentium B970 - 693 vs 677 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 12 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
693
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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