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$280
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9960X - 136 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $280.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9960X - $2.06 vs $12.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 32 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
129
94.85294117647058%
Value, $/FPS
$12.24/FPS
16.830065359477125%
Price, $
$1579
17%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i9-9960X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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102 FPS
$29.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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