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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 101 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Core i9-7900X - 727 vs 707 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £181.02 vs £450.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 20 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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