Core i7-9700KF vs Core i7-10700K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $374

Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 478 days older than the more expensive Core i7-10700K.

Advantages of Core i7-9700KF

Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - $225.00 vs $304.99
Up to 26% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-10700K - $1.36 vs $1.85 per FPS
Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-10700K

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

This is a free version of Saints Row.

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

FPS

165

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.36/FPS

100%

Price, $

$225

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $225 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 278 minutes ago

Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

165

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.85/FPS

74%

Price, $

$304.99

73%

Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)

Buy for $304.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 278 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

223

FPS

217

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

163

FPS

162

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

318

FPS

317

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

219

FPS

218

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

800

FPS

797

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Single-Core

1695

98%

Multi-Core

7196

88%

Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1724

100%

Multi-Core

8166

100%

Core i7-9700KF	vs	Core i7-10700K
Jan 8th, 2019	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7	Collection	Core i7
Coffee Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	8
8	Threads	16
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.1 GHz
95 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	38.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	Yes