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In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 1213 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i7-7700K - 211 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - £248.88 vs £449.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-10900K - £1.23 vs £2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10900K (base stroke: 3.70GHz; socket: LGA1200; 125W) box, BX8070110900K
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Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
203
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£248.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i7-7700K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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