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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 1590 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 18% better in War Thunder than Core i7-5930K - 195 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $280.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 57% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-5930K - $1.44 vs $3.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
165
84.61538461538461%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
43.24324324324324%
Price, $
$549.95
50%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$280
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
69.38775510204081%
Multi-Core
5480
77.10707752919657%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Core i7-9700KF
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
145 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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166 FPS
$18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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