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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 3409 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £299.99 vs £328.88
- Up to 8% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9900KF - £1.59 vs £1.72 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-870 - 191 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
189
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£299.99
100%
Value Winner
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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In Stock
Updated 11812 minutes ago
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
191
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
92%
Price, £
£328.88
91%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
Buy for £328.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11812 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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