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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £141.26 vs £258.88
- Up to 39% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-11900K - £1.21 vs £1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 12% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-2700K - 131 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 16 vs 8 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
117
89%
Value, £/FPS
£1.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£141.26
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
131
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.98/FPS
61%
Price, £
£258.88
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i9-11900K
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
104 FPS
£13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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