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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 105 days older than the cheaper Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9900 - 244 vs 242 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - £310.0 vs £379.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-9700KF - £1.28 vs £1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
244
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.56/FPS
82%
Price, £
£379.99
81%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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