i7-870 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1800X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.29
+420%
Core i7-870
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.98

Ryzen 7 1800X outperforms Core i7-870 by a whopping 420% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7601942
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.120.24
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency10.241.97
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$305

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1800X has 1200% better value for money than i7-870.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2.5 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA3-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i7-870.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 1800X 10.29
+420%
i7-870 1.98

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 1800X 16352
+421%
i7-870 3141

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 1800X 1140
+140%
i7-870 475

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 1800X 5662
+264%
i7-870 1554

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 1800X 5062
+26.3%
i7-870 4007

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 1800X 9585
+63%
i7-870 5881

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 1800X 18
+240%
i7-870 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 1800X 1618
+226%
i7-870 497

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 1800X 161
+60.8%
i7-870 100

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 1800X 1.79
+50.4%
i7-870 1.19

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 1800X 9.7
+1802%
i7-870 0.5

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 1800X 3967
+1.1%
i7-870 3923

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 1800X 84
+190%
i7-870 29

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 1800X 179
+47.9%
i7-870 121

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.29 1.98
Recency 2 March 2017 8 September 2009
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

Ryzen 7 1800X has a 419.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 1800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-870 in performance tests.


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