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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 1590 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 4% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-5930K - 171 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $280.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 51% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-5930K - $1.64 vs $3.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$280
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
164
95.90643274853801%
Value, $/FPS
$3.35/FPS
48.95522388059701%
Price, $
$549.95
50%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 349162 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
69.38775510204081%
Multi-Core
5480
77.10707752919657%
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i7-5930K
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
52 FPS
$21.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
$34.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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