Core i7-9700 vs Core i9-11900KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $333

Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

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 — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 693 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700.

Advantages of Core i7-9700

Up to 28% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $229.00 vs $320.00
Up to 25% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-11900KF - $1.41 vs $1.87 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

Performs up to 6% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-9700 - 171 vs 162 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 16 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Halo Infinite.

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

FPS

162

95%

Value, $/FPS

$1.41/FPS

100%

Price, $

$229

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $229 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

171

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.87/FPS

75%

Price, $

$320

71%

FPS 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 169 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

492

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

793

FPS

889

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

188

FPS

212

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

228

FPS

238

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

185

FPS

287

FPS

League of Legends

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Single-Core

1556

67%

Multi-Core

6217

61%

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Core i7-9700	vs	Core i9-11900KF
Apr 23rd, 2019	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i9
Coffee Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	8
8	Threads	16
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes