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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700K is 186 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9900 - 119 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $279.13 vs $372.84
- Up to 26% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9900 - $2.35 vs $3.16 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
118
99.15966386554622%
Value, $/FPS
$3.16/FPS
74.36708860759494%
Price, $
$372.84
74%
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Updated 348794 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i9-9900
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$34.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,049
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65 FPS
$59.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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76 FPS
$35.53/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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32 FPS
$29.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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32 FPS
$29.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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32 FPS
$30.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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60 FPS
$44.98/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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