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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 4207 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 10% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-870 - 164 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $100.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-11900F - $0.67 vs $1.46 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
45.89041095890411%
Price, $
$240
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
149
90.85365853658537%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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In Stock
Updated 350200 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i7-870
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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