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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 3409 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-870 - 165 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £220.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-870 - £1.33 vs £2.08 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 8 vs 6 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
165
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£220
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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