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Intel Core i7-970 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
18 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
16 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
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Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
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Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | AMD Ryzen 7 (79) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | AMD Ryzen 9000 (17) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | Granite Ridge (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 8x Zen 5 |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz | 3.80 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.46 GHz | 5.50 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.70 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 32.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 2.20 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 2 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q3/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 24 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 94.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 88 W | |
| TDP up | 105 W | |
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q3/2010 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | 594 $ | 359 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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