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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 565 days older than the more expensive Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 0% better in Fortnite than Core i7-9700F - 229 vs 228 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - £208.88 vs £258.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-9700F - £0.91 vs £1.14 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i7-9700F Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i7-8700K
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
40 FPS
£31.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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