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Core i9-9960X vs Core i7-8700

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 291 days older than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

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

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 1% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9960X - 493 vs 487 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

487

98.78296146044624%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

493

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€233.64

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu 3.2 GHz)

Buy for 233.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76617 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

91.07732980832782%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

59.085451270762455%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

vs
Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateJan 1st, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
32
Threads12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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