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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 2198 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £178.88 vs £545.03
- Up to 59% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-14900 - £1.64 vs £4.01 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 25% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700 - 136 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
109
80%
Value, £/FPS
£1.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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