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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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MSRP in USD: $333
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 186 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-9800X - 281 vs 279 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $389.88 vs $545.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-9800X - $1.39 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
279
99.28825622775801%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
71.28205128205128%
Price, $
$545
71%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
281
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$389.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Updated 349046 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9800X or Core i7-9700F
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
99 FPS
$13.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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109 FPS
$18.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,000
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109 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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