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$225
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 105 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-9900 - 218 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $225.00 vs $667.41
- Up to 67% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-9900 - $1.03 vs $3.10 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225
100%
FPS and 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
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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF | vs | Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i9-9900
With selected game settings
135 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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168 FPS
$17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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