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Core i7-8700K vs Core i9-9960X

Core i7-8700K vs Core i9-9960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 379 days older than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-9960X - 211 vs 207 FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 32 vs 12 threads
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Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

211

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€321.4

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu, 6 core, 3.70 GHz)

Buy for 321.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13189 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

207

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

64%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

87%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
95 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier31.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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