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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9960X - 208 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $225.99 vs $1579.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9960X - $1.09 vs $7.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
204
98.07692307692307%
Value, $/FPS
$7.74/FPS
14.082687338501293%
Price, $
$1579
14%
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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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i7-10700F
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
30 FPS
$39.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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169 FPS
$12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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70 FPS
$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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49 FPS
$36.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,769
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83 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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140 FPS
$12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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16 FPS
$74.94/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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40 FPS
$37.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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110 FPS
$11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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62 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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