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£238.66
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MSRP $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 5% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-8700K - 521 vs 496 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £184.49 vs £238.66
- Up to 20% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-11900F - £0.37 vs £0.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
521
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.46/FPS
80%
Price, £
£238.66
77%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
496
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£184.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Updated 558 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900F | vs | Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-11900F or Core i7-8700K
With selected game settings
304 FPS
£4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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304 FPS
£5.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,549.95
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217 FPS
£5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299.97
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