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Pentium B970 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Pentium B970 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $129.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $129.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 2744 days newer than Pentium B970.

Advantages of Pentium B970

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 18% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium B970 - 167 vs 142 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 16 vs 2 threads
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012


FPS

142

85%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

167

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.77/FPS

100%

Price, $

$129.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $129.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012


Single-Core

373

23%

Multi-Core

587

7%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Pentium B970 Logo

Pentium B970

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

Ryzen 7 3700X

Jan 1st, 2012Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
PentiumCollectionRyzen 7
Sandy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
2Threads
16
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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