Core i9-11900 vs Core i7-14700KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $439

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700KF is 945 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.

Advantages of Core i9-11900

Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-14700KF - $299.99 vs $313.08
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-14700KF

Performs up to 28% better in War Thunder than Core i9-11900 - 290 vs 226 FPS
Up to 19% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-11900 - $1.08 vs $1.33 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 28 vs 16 threads

This is a free version of War Thunder.

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

226

78%

Value, $/FPS

$1.33/FPS

81%

Price, $

$299.99

100%

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

290

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.08/FPS

100%

Price, $

$313.08

95%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $313.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 243 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Ultra

167

FPS

147

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

392

FPS

262

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

247

FPS

236

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

587

FPS

465

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

766

FPS

651

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2130

72%

Multi-Core

8816

46%

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2975

100%

Multi-Core

19234

100%

Core i9-11900	vs	Core i7-14700KF
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9	Collection	Core i7
Rocket Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	20
16	Threads	28
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.6 GHz
65 W	TDP	Not Available
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
UHD Graphics 750	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes