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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700 is 186 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 2% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-9940X - 188 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €265.7 vs €1121.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-9940X - €1.41 vs €6.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 28 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
188
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€265.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop-Prozessor 8 Kerne bis zu 4,7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Core i9-9940X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
92 FPS
€8.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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92 FPS
€8.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i7-9700
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€749
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