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Intel logo Core i7-870
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Intel logo Core i5-680

Intel Core i7-870 logo Intel Core i5-680 logo
General information Core i7-870 Core i5-680
Launched Q3 2009 Q2 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 19.4 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.6 GHz 7.7 % 3.9 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 i5-680
Overall Score 37692 0 % 36069 4.3 %
Future Proof 14 % 22.2 % 18 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2018 0 % 1693 16.1 %
Single Thread Score 1386.4 11.5 % 1565.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 4618.4 MB/s 0 % 3884.4 MB/s 15.9 %
Compressing Data 67 MB/s 0 % 42.5 MB/s 36.6 %
String objects sorting 9265.3 thousand/s 0 % 5665.8 thousand/s 38.8 %
Prime numbers generation 20.9 millions/s 0 % 11.1 millions/s 46.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 17063 millions/s 0 % 10356.7 millions/s 39.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7306.4 millions/s 0 % 4327.1 millions/s 40.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-870, Core i5-680.

Average frames per second Core i7-870 Core i5-680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.7 FPS 61.9 FPS
High settings 106.7 FPS 99.0 FPS
Medium settings 133.3 FPS 123.7 FPS
Low settings 166.7 FPS 154.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.2 %

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 i5-680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.0 FPS 114.1 FPS
High settings 187.2 FPS 182.6 FPS
Medium settings 234.0 FPS 228.2 FPS
Low settings 292.5 FPS 285.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.5 %
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