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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 693 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i9-9900 - 186 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $241.05 vs $372.84
- Up to 38% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9900 - $1.3 vs $2.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
177
95.16129032258065%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
61.61137440758294%
Price, $
$372.84
64%
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1611
72.6002703920685%
Multi-Core
7204
73.46522537222108%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i9-9900
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
$24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
$24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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109 FPS
$12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$39.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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