Core i7-7800X vs Core i9-11900KF

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $513

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1359 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7800X.

Advantages of Core i7-7800X

Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $317.85 vs $320.00

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

Performs up to 17% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-7800X - 212 vs 181 FPS
Up to 14% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-7800X - $1.51 vs $1.76 per FPS
Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 16 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

FPS

181

85%

Value, $/FPS

$1.76/FPS

86%

Price, $

$317.85

100%

Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W

Buy for $317.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 438 minutes ago

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

212

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.51/FPS

100%

Price, $

$320

99%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $320 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 437 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

128

FPS

152

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

193

FPS

237

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Ultra

551

FPS

676

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

157

FPS

287

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

770

FPS

889

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Single-Core

1350

58%

Multi-Core

6147

61%

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Core i7-7800X	vs	Core i9-11900KF
Jun 26th, 2017	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i9
Skylake-E/EP	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 2066	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
140 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes