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$225
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 460 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-8700 - 180 vs 176 FPS
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $145.05 vs $225.00
- Up to 34% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-9700KF - $0.82 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
176
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145.05
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $145.05 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 258 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF | vs | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 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 | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i7-8700
With selected game settings
64 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.49/FPS
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Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$29.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$31.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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18 FPS
$99.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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57 FPS
$43.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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