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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 372 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-8700 - 195 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $359.0 vs $869.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-8700 - $1.84 vs $4.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
186
95.38461538461539%
Value, $/FPS
$4.68/FPS
39.31623931623932%
Price, $
$869.99
41%
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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
89.47368421052632%
Multi-Core
5905
73.32671054265492%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-9900KF
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
18 FPS
$69.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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89 FPS
$19.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,698.99
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56 FPS
$44.62/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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14 FPS
$92.79/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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