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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 3328 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 9% better in God of War than Core i7-870 - 178 vs 163 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $100.0 vs $279.13
- Up to 61% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-9700K - $0.61 vs $1.57 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
38.853503184713375%
Price, $
$279.13
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 349093 minutes ago
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
163
91.57303370786516%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Updated 349093 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
28.862275449101798%
Multi-Core
1575
22.217520101565807%
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i7-870
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$33.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,049
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70 FPS
$55.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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86 FPS
$31.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699.99
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23 FPS
$40.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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23 FPS
$41.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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23 FPS
$43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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62 FPS
$43.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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