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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-9800X - 147 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $280.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-9800X - $1.9 vs $3.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 16 vs 8 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.9/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 i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
141
95.91836734693877%
Value, $/FPS
$3.87/FPS
49.09560723514211%
Price, $
$545
51%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
Buy for $545 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349155 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i7-9800X
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
$19.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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92 FPS
$32.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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