Intel Core i7-3770K vs Intel Core i7-870

Core i7-3770K vs Core i7-870 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3770K beats the Core i7-870 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-870 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3770K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-870. Also, the Core i7-3770K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3770K CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-870 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-3770K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.