Core i9-10900KF vs Core i7-11700F

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10900KF.

Advantages of Core i9-10900KF

Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $224.32 vs $234.23
Up to 2% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-11700F - $1.87 vs $1.90 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 20 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i7-11700F

Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900KF - 123 vs 120 FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

120

98%

Value, €/FPS

€1.87/FPS

100%

Price, €

€224.32

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for €224.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8319 minutes ago

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

123

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.9/FPS

98%

Price, €

€234.23

95%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for €234.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8319 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

461

FPS

414

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

236

FPS

231

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

860

FPS

817

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

258

FPS

217

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

146

FPS

138

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1763

84%

Multi-Core

9154

100%

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2101

100%

Multi-Core

8790

96%

Core i9-10900KF	vs	Core i7-11700F
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9	Collection	Core i7
Comet Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	8
20	Threads	16
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
5.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No