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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 4207 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 16% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-870 - 318 vs 274 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £258.88 vs £299.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-870 - £0.81 vs £1.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
318
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£258.88
100%
FPS and Value 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
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Core i9-11900K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
205 FPS
£6.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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