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Intel logo Core i7-870
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Intel logo Core i5-670

Intel Core i7-870 logo Intel Core i5-670 logo
General information Core i7-870 Core i5-670
Launched Q3 2009 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Lynnfield Clarkdale
Clock 2.9 GHz 17.1 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.6 GHz 2.7 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 73 W 23.2 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 32 nm 28.9 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-870 Core i5-670
Overall Score 37692 0 % 35773 5.1 %
Future Proof 14 % 17.6 % 17 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2018 0 % 1638 18.8 %
Single Thread Score 1386.4 9.7 % 1534.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 4618.4 MB/s 0 % 3762 MB/s 18.5 %
Compressing Data 67 MB/s 0 % 39.3 MB/s 41.3 %
String objects sorting 9265.3 thousand/s 0 % 5611.8 thousand/s 39.4 %
Prime numbers generation 20.9 millions/s 0 % 10.9 millions/s 47.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 17063 millions/s 0 % 9956 millions/s 41.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7306.4 millions/s 0 % 4208.8 millions/s 42.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-870, Core i5-670.

Average frames per second Core i7-870 Core i5-670
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.7 FPS 61.0 FPS
High settings 106.7 FPS 97.6 FPS
Medium settings 133.3 FPS 122.0 FPS
Low settings 166.7 FPS 152.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-870 Core i5-670
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.0 FPS 113.6 FPS
High settings 187.2 FPS 181.7 FPS
Medium settings 234.0 FPS 227.2 FPS
Low settings 292.5 FPS 284.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.9 %
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