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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 and the cheaper Core i7-9700F have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £258.88 vs £558.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-9900 - £0.92 vs £1.97 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-9700F - 283 vs 281 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
281
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£258.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-9700F Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz
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Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i9-9900
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
77 FPS
£16.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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