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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 372 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i7-8700 - 203 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £224.88 vs £328.88
- Up to 31% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9900KF - £1.11 vs £1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.62/FPS
68%
Price, £
£328.88
68%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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In Stock
Updated 8561 minutes ago
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
202
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £224.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8561 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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