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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700F is 477 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-8700 - 33 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $389.88 vs $869.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-8700 - $11.81 vs $27.19 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
32
96.96969696969697%
Value, $/FPS
$27.19/FPS
43.43508642883413%
Price, $
$869.99
44%
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC,Intel Core i7-8700 up to 4.6G,GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6,32G DDR4,2T SSD,WiFi,BT 5.0, RGB Keybaord, RGB Mouse, RGB Mouse Pad, RGB Bluetooth Sound Bar, Headset Mic,W11H64
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
33
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$389.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
97.67591994835378%
Multi-Core
5905
94.38938618925832%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-9700F
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1299.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$2000/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,000
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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1 FPS
$2499/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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1 FPS
$1399/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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1 FPS
$1299/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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