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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 561 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Diablo IV than Core i9-7900X - 220 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $359.0 vs $400.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-7900X - $1.63 vs $2.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
192
87.27272727272727%
Value, $/FPS
$2.08/FPS
78.3653846153846%
Price, $
$400
89%
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Core i9-9900KF
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$60.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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