Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10920X 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 i9-10920X is 656 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 5% better in Starfield than Core i7-8700 - 63 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $827.21 vs $869.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-8700 - $13.13 vs $14.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$827.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
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Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |