Intel Core i7-870 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Benchmarks - Can Core i7-870 Run Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?

High-end Desktop processor released in 2009 with 4 cores and 8 threads. With base clock at 2.93GHz, max speed at 3.6GHz, and a 95W power rating. Core i7-870 is based on the Lynnfield 45nm family and part of the Core i7 series.

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Core i7-870 - 1080p - RX 7900 XTX - Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Benchmarks

Core i7-3770K	199.4
Core i7-3770K	199.4
Core i7-3770K	199.4
Core i7-3770K	199.4
Core i7-3770	196.9
Core i7-3770	196.9
Core i7-3770	196.9
Core i7-3770	196.9
FX-8300	193.4
FX-8300	193.4
FX-8300	193.4
FX-8300	193.4
Core i7-3770S	190.1
Core i7-3770S	190.1
Core i7-3770S	190.1
Core i7-3770S	190.1
Core i7-3930K	189.6
Core i7-3930K	189.6
Core i7-3930K	189.6
Core i7-3930K	189.6
Core i7-3820	188.9
Core i7-3820	188.9
Core i7-3820	188.9
Core i7-3820	188.9
FX-8350	183.6
FX-8350	183.6
FX-8350	183.6
FX-8350	183.6
FX-8150	180.9
FX-8150	180.9
FX-8150	180.9
FX-8150	180.9
FX-8320	179.6
FX-8320	179.6
FX-8320	179.6
FX-8320	179.6
FX-8140	178.6
FX-8140	178.6
FX-8140	178.6
FX-8140	178.6
Core i7-2600K	177.8
Core i7-2600	177.8
Core i7-2700K	177.8
Core i7-2600	177.8
Core i7-2600K	177.8
Core i7-2700K	177.8
Core i7-2600K	177.8
Core i7-2600	177.8
Core i7-2700K	177.8
Core i7-2600K	177.8
Core i7-2600	177.8
Core i7-2700K	177.8
Core i7-970	176.3
Core i7-970	176.3
Core i7-980	176.3
Core i7-970	176.3
Core i7-980	176.3
Core i7-980	176.3
Core i7-980	176.3
Core i7-970	176.3
Core i7-2600S	165.4
Core i7-960	165.4
Core i7-870	165.4
Core i7-860	165.4
Core i7-975	165.4
Core i7-940	165.4
Core i7-965	165.4
Core i7-950	165.4
Core i7-960	165.4
Core i7-875K	165.4
Core i7-880	165.4
Core i7-870	165.4
Core i7-860	165.4
Core i7-975	165.4
Core i7-940	165.4
Core i7-965	165.4
Core i7-950	165.4
Core i7-875K	165.4
Core i7-880	165.4
Core i7-880	165.4
Core i7-2600S	165.4
Core i7-965	165.4
Core i7-875K	165.4
Core i7-2600S	165.4
Core i7-960	165.4
Core i7-870	165.4
Core i7-860	165.4
Core i7-975	165.4
Core i7-940	165.4
Core i7-950	165.4
Core i7-2600S	165.4
Core i7-875K	165.4
Core i7-880	165.4
Core i7-960	165.4
Core i7-870	165.4
Core i7-860	165.4
Core i7-975	165.4
Core i7-940	165.4
Core i7-965	165.4
Core i7-950	165.4
FX-8100	164.9
FX-8100	164.9
FX-8120	164.9
FX-8120	164.9
FX-8120	164.9
FX-8100	164.9
FX-8120	164.9
FX-8100	164.9
Phenom II X6 1055T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1065T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1090T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1075T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	157.5
Phenom II X6 1065T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1090T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1075T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	157.5
Phenom II X6 1075T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1090T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1065T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	157.5
Phenom II X6 1100T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1065T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1090T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1075T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T	157.5
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	157.5
Core i7-860S	153
Core i7-920	153
Core i7-930	153
Core i7-870S	153
Core i7-870S	153
Core i7-920	153
Core i7-860S	153
Core i7-930	153
Core i7-930	153
Core i7-920	153
Core i7-860S	153
Core i7-870S	153
Core i7-870S	153
Core i7-860S	153
Core i7-920	153
Core i7-930	153
Core 2 Quad Q9450	147.7
Phenom II X4 945	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650	147.7
Phenom II X4 920	147.7
Phenom II X4 925	147.7
Phenom II X4 955	147.7
Phenom II X4 B95	147.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	147.7
Phenom II X4 965	147.7
Phenom II X4 820	147.7
Phenom II X4 B93	147.7
Phenom II X4 940	147.7
Phenom II X4 830	147.7
Phenom II X4 970	147.7
Phenom II X4 975	147.7
Phenom II X4 850	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400	147.7
Phenom II X4 955	147.7
Phenom II X4 980	147.7
Phenom II X4 945	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650	147.7
Phenom II X4 920	147.7
Phenom II X4 925	147.7
Phenom II X4 980	147.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	147.7
Phenom II X4 B99	147.7
Phenom II X4 965	147.7
Phenom II X4 820	147.7
Phenom II X4 B93	147.7
Phenom II X4 B95	147.7
Phenom II X4 940	147.7
Phenom II X4 830	147.7
Phenom II X4 970	147.7
Phenom II X4 975	147.7
Phenom II X4 B99	147.7
Phenom II X4 945	147.7
Phenom II X4 850	147.7
Phenom II X4 820	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400	147.7
Phenom II X4 920	147.7
Phenom II X4 925	147.7
Phenom II X4 955	147.7
Phenom II X4 945	147.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	147.7
Phenom II X4 965	147.7
Phenom II X4 B93	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450	147.7
Phenom II X4 B95	147.7
Phenom II X4 940	147.7
Phenom II X4 830	147.7
Phenom II X4 970	147.7
Phenom II X4 975	147.7
Phenom II X4 B99	147.7
Phenom II X4 980	147.7
Phenom II X4 850	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400	147.7
Phenom II X4 965	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550	147.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650	147.7
Phenom II X4 920	147.7
Phenom II X4 850	147.7
Phenom II X4 955	147.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	147.7
Phenom II X4 925	147.7
Phenom II X4 820	147.7
Phenom II X4 B95	147.7
Phenom II X4 940	147.7
Phenom II X4 830	147.7
Phenom II X4 970	147.7
Phenom II X4 975	147.7
Phenom II X4 B99	147.7
Phenom II X4 980	147.7
Phenom II X4 B93	147.7
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1045T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1035T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1045T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1035T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1035T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	144.7
Phenom II X6 1035T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1045T	144.7
Phenom II X6 1045T	144.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	135.7
Phenom II X4 910	135.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	135.7
Phenom II X4 810	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	135.7
Phenom II X4 805	135.7
Phenom II X4 B97	135.7
Phenom II X4 960T	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	135.7
Phenom II X4 910	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	135.7
Phenom II X4 B97	135.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	135.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	135.7
Phenom II X4 810	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	135.7
Phenom II X4 805	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	135.7
Phenom II X4 960T	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	135.7
Phenom II X4 960T	135.7
Phenom II X4 B97	135.7
Phenom II X4 805	135.7
Phenom II X4 910	135.7
Phenom II X4 810	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	135.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	135.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	135.7
Phenom II X4 960T	135.7
Phenom II X4 B97	135.7
Phenom II X4 805	135.7
Phenom II X4 910	135.7
Phenom II X4 810	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	135.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	135.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	135.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	135.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	135.7
Phenom II X2 B59	132.5
Phenom II X2 B59	132.5
Phenom II X2 B59	132.5
Phenom II X2 B59	132.5
Phenom II X4 840T	123.8
Phenom II X4 905e	123.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black	123.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black	123.8
Phenom X4 9500	123.8
Phenom X4 9600	123.8
Phenom II X4 900e	123.8
Phenom II X4 910e	123.8
Phenom II X4 910e	123.8
Phenom II X4 905e	123.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black	123.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black	123.8
Phenom X4 9500	123.8
Phenom X4 9600	123.8
Phenom II X4 900e	123.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black	123.8
Phenom II X4 840T	123.8
Phenom X4 9600	123.8
Phenom II X4 840T	123.8
Phenom II X4 910e	123.8
Phenom X4 9600	123.8
Phenom II X4 905e	123.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black	123.8
Phenom X4 9500	123.8
Phenom II X4 900e	123.8
Phenom II X4 840T	123.8
Phenom II X4 900e	123.8
Phenom II X4 905e	123.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black	123.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black	123.8
Phenom X4 9500	123.8
Phenom II X4 910e	123.8
Phenom X4 9650	111.8
Phenom X4 9850B	111.8
Phenom X4 9600B	111.8
Phenom X4 9550	111.8
Phenom II X4 840	111.8
Phenom II X4 840	111.8
Phenom X4 9750B	111.8
Phenom X4 9850B	111.8
Phenom X4 9550	111.8
Phenom X4 9650	111.8
Phenom X4 9750B	111.8
Phenom X4 9600B	111.8
Phenom X4 9650	111.8
Phenom X4 9550	111.8
Phenom X4 9550	111.8
Phenom II X4 840	111.8
Phenom X4 9750B	111.8
Phenom X4 9850B	111.8
Phenom X4 9600B	111.8
Phenom X4 9650	111.8
Phenom II X4 840	111.8
Phenom X4 9750B	111.8
Phenom X4 9850B	111.8
Phenom X4 9600B	111.8
Phenom X3 8650	106.9
Phenom X3 8600	106.9
Phenom X3 8650	106.9
Phenom X3 8550	106.9
Phenom X3 8600	106.9
Phenom X3 8650	106.9
Phenom X3 8550	106.9
Phenom X3 8600	106.9
Phenom X3 8550	106.9
Phenom X3 8600	106.9
Phenom X3 8650	106.9
Phenom X3 8550	106.9
Phenom II X4 960T Black	99.9
Phenom II X4 960T Black	99.9
Phenom II X4 960T Black	99.9
Phenom II X4 960T Black	99.9
Phenom X3 8850	95.5
Phenom X3 8400	95.5
Phenom X3 8750	95.5
Phenom X3 8850	95.5
Phenom X3 8400	95.5
Phenom X3 8750	95.5
Phenom X3 8400	95.5
Phenom X3 8750	95.5
Phenom X3 8850	95.5
Phenom X3 8400	95.5
Phenom X3 8750	95.5
Phenom X3 8850	95.5
Core2 Duo E6700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6750	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6850	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7500	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8500	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8500	89.6
Core 2 Duo E4700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E4700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7500	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	89.6
Core2 Duo E6700	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6850	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6750	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6850	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6600	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E4700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8500	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7500	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	89.6
Core2 Duo E6700	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6850	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6750	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6600	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6750	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	89.6
Core2 Duo E6700	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E6700	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8500	89.6
Core 2 Duo E8600	89.6
Core 2 Duo E4700	89.6
Core 2 Duo E7500	89.6
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	78.8
Pentium D 960	78.8
Pentium D 940	78.8
Pentium D 950	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-60	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-62	78.8
Pentium D 940	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-74	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-72	78.8
Pentium D 960	78.8
Pentium D 950	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-60	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-62	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-74	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-72	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-74	78.8
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-62	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-60	78.8
Pentium D 950	78.8
Pentium D 940	78.8
Pentium D 960	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-72	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-74	78.8
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-62	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-60	78.8
Pentium D 950	78.8
Pentium D 940	78.8
Pentium D 960	78.8
Athlon 64 FX-72	78.8
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	78.8

The Core i7-870 GPU ranks between the Core i7-960 and Core i7-860 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i7-960 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i7-860 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i7-870 leaves the Phenom II X6 1100T in the dust with a comfortable 5% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i7-870 snags the 95th spot on the leaderboard. The more affordable 6-core Phenom II X6 1100T delivers a solid punch in the gaming benchmarks, and with a price tag of ~$255.45, its higher score is thanks to those additional threads. All in all, the Core i7-870 stands out as a top-tier performer with its 4 cores and 8 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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